[In Pictures] President Khamtay Siphandone, a preeminent leader with important contributions to Laos-Vietnam relations

Former President of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and former President of Laos Khamtay Siphandone — who passed away on April 2 at the age of 102 — was among the Lao leaders who made great contributions to promoting and deepening Vietnam-Laos relations.

Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 04:23

General Secretary Le Duan receives Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence Khamtay Siphandone on a friendship visit to Vietnam (1977).

Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence Khamtay Siphandone boards a P5 plane during a visit to the Military Region 7 Command and Bien Hoa Airport (1977).

Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence Khamtay Siphandone visits the Military Region 7 Command and Bien Hoa Airport (1977).

Comrade Khamtay Siphandone, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence of Laos, speaks at the meeting with experts and families of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers who died in the Lao battlefield (1977).

General Vo Nguyen Giap, Minister of National Defence, welcomes Khamtay Siphandone, Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence, on a visit to Vietnam (1977).

General Van Tien Dung, Minister of National Defence, holds talks with General Khamtay Siphandone during his visit to Laos (1983).

President Tran Duc Luong holds talks with Lao Party Chairman and President Khamtay Siphandone during his official friendship visit to Vietnam (1999).

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