The statement said both sides agreed to strengthen their political ties by maintaining regular meetings and exchanges between their two Parties and countries’ leaders, improving the efficiency of bilateral cooperation mechanisms and extending liaisons and mutual support between Party commissions, ministries, National Assembly committees, trade unions, mass organisations and local governments.
The two sides agreed to improve the efficiency of collaboration in the fields of economics, culture, education, science and technology and to implement high-level agreements between the two governments and those between the two countries’ ministries and local governments well, with priority given to economic connectivity in institutions, transport infrastructure, energy, tourism and the effective use of seaports.
At the same time, both countries will devise specific measures to ensure the progress and quality of Vietnam’s investment projects in Laos, boost two-way trade and effectively manage and use Vietnam’s financial assistance to Laos.
The two sides vowed all possible support to Vietnamese and Lao nationals living in each other country in line with the countries’ laws and international practices.
Vietnam and Laos will bolster their cooperation on national defence and security in order to maintain political stability and social order. The two countries will continue to effectively implement the government-level agreement on the settlement of uncontrolled migration and unregistered marriages in the two countries’ border areas, work closely together to combat transnational crime, especially smuggling and drug trafficking, and push ahead with joint efforts to search for and repatriate the remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who died in Laos during the war.
They pledged mutual support in regional and global forums, especially the United Nations, ASEAN and sub-regional cooperation mechanisms, to maintain an environment of peace, stability, cooperation and development in Southeast Asia and around the world.
Host and guest committed to close coordination with countries and relevant international organisations in the sustainable and effective use and management of Mekong River water resources.
Underscoring the importance of maintaining peace, stability, security and safety in the East Sea, they agreed to advocate the settlement of the East Sea dispute by peaceful means on the basis of international law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS 1982) and to join relevant parties in fully and effectively implementing the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC), with the aim of the formulation soon of a Code of Conduct in the East Sea for peace, security, stability, cooperation and development in the region and around the world.
The statement emphasised that both sides highly valued the outcomes and significance of the Vietnamese Party General Secretary’s visit, which has contributed to deepening the traditional friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Laos, meeting the aspirations of their two peoples.
