Vietnam - Laos High-Level Meeting: Orientation for Comprehensive Cooperation in the Coming Time

General Secretary and President To Lam and General Secretary and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith co-chaired the High-level Meeting between the Communist Party of Vietnam and the Lao People's Revolutionary Party. Photo: Tri Dung - VNA

At the meeting, General Secretary and President To Lam and General Secretary and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith informed each other about the situation of each Party and each country, including Party building and socio-economic development; discussed the international and regional situation and issues of mutual concern; assessed the results of cooperation between the two Parties and countries in the past time; agreed on major orientations for the Vietnam - Laos cooperation relationship in the coming time; affirmed that the Vietnam - Laos relationship is a priceless common asset of the two peoples, an objective necessity and the greatest source of strength of the two Parties, two States and peoples, which needs to be continued to promote, preserve and pass on to future generations.

General Secretary and President To Lam affirmed that the Vietnam-Laos relationship has always been a top priority in Vietnam's foreign policy. General Secretary and President Thongloun Sisoulith affirmed that, under any circumstances, Laos will work with Vietnam to consolidate, preserve and nurture the special solidarity between Vietnam and Laos to grow and bear fruit, for the practical benefits of the people of each country, for peace, stability and development of the region and the world.

General Secretary and President To Lam and General Secretary and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith expressed their joy and appreciation for the increasingly deep and extensive cooperation between Vietnam and Laos, achieving practical results in various fields, contributing significantly to socio-economic development, strengthening national defense and security, ensuring political stability, and social order and safety in each country; continuing to consolidate and enhance the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Laos, contributing to peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region and the world.

The two leaders also expressed their delight at the increasingly good development of the Vietnam-Laos-Cambodia relationship and attached great importance to and wished to promote the cooperation between the three Parties and three countries, including implementing the results of the meeting between the three leaders of the three Parties as well as other tripartite cooperation mechanisms.

General Secretary and President To Lam speaks at the meeting. Photo: Tri Dung – VNA

The leaders of the two Parties and two countries agreed that in the coming time, they need to actively implement the key orientations agreed upon by the leaders of both sides, continue to deepen political relations, which is the core of the overall orientation of the cooperative relationship; closely coordinate on strategic issues, and prepare well for the organization of Party Congresses at all levels towards the National Congress of each Party; and further strengthen and promote the pillars of cooperation in defense and security.

The leaders of the two sides agreed to enhance timely information exchange, consultation, close coordination, and mutual support at international and regional forums; effectively implement the Vietnam-Laos Joint Statements and agreements between the two Parties, the two States, cooperation programs between ministries, branches, and localities, enhance connectivity and complementarity between the two economies; take measures to remove difficulties and obstacles, and improve the quality and effectiveness of investment cooperation. At the same time, improve the effectiveness of cooperation between agencies of the Party, the State, the Fatherland Front, mass organizations, people's organizations, and localities, expand direct cooperation, and support each other in socio-economic development, and maintain security and stability in border areas.

The two sides affirmed the need to promote the effectiveness of existing mechanisms, continue to innovate and create to improve the effectiveness of cooperation in all fields, and at the same time build new suitable mechanisms to further strengthen the special solidarity between Vietnam and Laos, for the practical interests of the people of each country, for peace, cooperation and development in the region and the world./.

Thanh Tung