State President Luong Cuong's freshly-ended visits to Egypt and Angola not only reaffirmed Viet Nam’s enduring solidarity with its long-standing African partners, but also helped advance its comprehensive cooperation with regional countries across key areas, particularly in market and partner diversification in support of the country’s broader development goals, according to Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son.

At the invitation of General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith, State President Vo Van Thuong is leading a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation on an official visit to Laos from April 10-11.