Viet Nam consistently places the highest priority on its special relationship with Laos and will continue to support the neighbouring country in building an independent, self-reliant economy and developing high-quality human resources, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man on December 18 received Lao Minister of Foreign Affairs Thongsavanh Phomvihane, who is visiting Viet Nam to co-chair the countries’ 12th political consultation at the foreign ministerial level.

Vietnamese Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung and his Lao counterpart Thongsavanh Phomvihane co-chaired the 12th Viet Nam–Laos political consultation at the foreign ministerial level in Ha Noi on December 18 morning, as part of the Lao official’s four-day visit to Viet Nam.

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung on December 12 held online talks with his Lao counterpart, Thongsavanh Phomvihane, to discuss bilateral cooperation and exchange views on regional and global issues of mutual concern.

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son on August 14 held talks with member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China’s Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi, on the sidelines of the 10th Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Yunnan, China.