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Politburo member and Permanent member of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee’s Secretariat Tran Cam Tu met with General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith in Vientiane on April 9 as part of his official visit to the neighbouring country.
The Lao leader expressed his pleasure at meeting Tu again, highly valuing the significance of the visit, which takes place at a time when both Parties and countries have successfully held their national congresses and elections of deputies to the National Assemblies and People’s Councils at all levels, and as the Lao people are preparing to celebrate their traditional New Year Festival, Bunpimay.
Thongloun congratulated Party General Secretary To Lam on his election as State President, Le Minh Hung as Prime Minister, and Tran Thanh Man as Chairman of the National Assembly, expressing his confidence that the newly consolidated leadership will usher Vietnam into a new stage of development and further enhance its international standing.
He also conveyed sincere thanks to Vietnam for its steadfast and wholehearted support for Laos throughout its development process, while congratulating Vietnam on its significant and comprehensive achievements in recent years.
Thongloun emphasised that Tu’s selection of Laos as his first destination for external activities in his capacity as Permanent member of the Secretariat after the 14th National Party Congress vividly demonstrates the high priority both Parties and States attach to the great friendship, special solidarity, comprehensive cooperation and strategic cohesion between the two countries.
For his part, Tu expressed his pleasure at revisiting Laos at a time when its people are preparing for the Bunpimay festival. He conveyed warm greetings and congratulations from Party General Secretary and State President To Lam and other key leaders of Vietnam to Thongloun, a close comrade and friend of Vietnam.
He also congratulated the Lao leader on his re-election as President of Laos for the 2026–2031 term by the 10th National Assembly, and praised the country’s important achievements, particularly the success of the 12th Congress of the LPRP and recent legislative and local elections.
Tu affirmed his strong belief that under the leadership of the LPRP, headed by Party General Secretary and State President Thongloun, Laos will continue to achieve greater accomplishments in its renewal process.
