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Mr.
Choummaly Saynasone, General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party,
President of Laos (L) and Vietnamese Communist Party General Secretary Nông Đức
Mạnh (R) inspect the guards of honor, Vientiane, April 13, 2010 – Photo: VOV |
The Communist Party of Việt
Nam’s General Secretary Nông
Đức Mạnh today arrived in Vientiane, starting
his official visit to Laos.
He had talks with Mr. Choummaly
Saynasone, General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party, President
of Laos right after his welcoming ceremony.
The two leaders agreed to further
strengthen the comprehensive cooperation between Việt Nam and Laos on
the basis of national independence, sovereignty, self-reliance, bringing into play their respective strengths
and potentials for closer equal cooperation of mutual benefits.
Emphasizing economic
cooperation, the leaders showed their determination to expand and diversify commercial
exchanges; encourage investment; create favorable conditions for long-term
business cooperation; and promote the establishment of border-gate economic
zones and infrastructure connectivity.
They also urged their inferiors
to design the cooperation program for 2011-2015 and the Cooperation Strategy for
2011-2020.
Also on April 13, General
Secretary Nông Đức Mạnh had meetings with leaders of the Lao National Assembly,
Government, and the Lao Front for National Construction.
By Xuân Hồng
