Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith
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Stronger links have been recorded in defence and security, and also at regional and global forums. Additionally, the two sides also effectively cooperated in searching for and collecting remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts died in Laos, while intensifying efforts to communicate the tradition of their bilateral ties.
The implementation of economic cooperation agreements signed between the two governments has been accelerated. Vietnam is running 15 investment projects in hydroelectricity worth 1.4 billion USD, along with 57 mining projects and 18 others in industrial and rubber tree planting in Laos.
The two countries have paid special attention to fostering links in education and human resources training. Currently, over 9,000 Lao students are pursuing studies in Vietnam. Cooperation in other fields like transport, science and technology development, agriculture, information and communications, culture and tourism have been also promoted.
Vietnamese localities continue to expand connection with their Lao counterparts, and support them in building infrastructure facilities, developing health care network and training human resources. This is the first overseas trip by Thongloun Sisoulith as Prime Minister of Laos after he was elected to the post at the first meeting of the 8 th National Assembly in April, 2016.
Laos appreciated the Vietnamese Party’s support for training personnel for the country’s political system, said Phankham Viphavanh, a politburo member and standing member of the Secretariat of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party Central Committee. They expressed hope that under the leadership of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party led by Volachith, Laos will reap more successes in its national construction and defence, and the Vietnam – Laos special friendship and all-around collaboration will ever be strengthened.
The Vietnamese Government will continue doing its utmost to coordinate with the Lao side in nurturing the two countries’ traditional friendship and cooperation in order to bring about practical benefits for their people.
