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General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam and Party General Secretary and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith co-chaired a briefing session in Hanoi on January 26 to inform on the outcomes of the 12th National Congress of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP).
In his address, Thongloun Sisoulith described the 12th Party Congress as a landmark political event that upheld and creatively advanced the LPRP’s reform-oriented line. He said delegates had conducted a thorough review of achievements and shortcomings from the previous term while setting out a clear vision, goals and development directions for Laos in a new phase.
According to him, the Congress adopted a Political Report outlining 10 key orientations reflecting the LPRP’s long-term and holistic development vision. It also approved a 10-year development strategy for the 2026 – 2035 period aimed at consolidating the foundation of people’s democracy and achieving sustainable growth. Notably, it endorsed Laos’s 10th five-year national socio-economic development plan for the 2026 – 2030 period, which identifies six major targets.
Outlining future priorities, Thongloun Sisoulith highlighted key areas, including national defence-security, foreign affairs, Party and political system building, socio-culture, education-sports, sci-tech and innovation. He stressed the need for balanced and sustainable development that links economic growth with socio-political stability and improvements in living standards. He reaffirmed Laos’s consistent policy of deepening its great friendship, special solidarity, comprehensive cooperation and strategic partnership with Vietnam, calling it a crucial factor for peace, stability and development in both countries in the new period.
On the occasion, he expressed sincere gratitude to the Vietnamese Party, State and people for their long-standing support and assistance, including the sharing of experience and substantive input during the drafting of key Congress documents, which considerably contributed to its success.
Thongloun Sisoulith also congratulated Vietnam on the success of the CPV’s 14th National Congress, expressing confidence that under the CPV’s leadership led by General Secretary Lam, Vietnam would continue to achieve new and greater successes in its reform process, effectively bring the Congress’s resolution to life, and advance the cause of building and firmly defending a socialist Vietnam while achieving two centennial strategic goals.
For his part, General Secretary Lam thanked Thongloun Sisoulith for directly briefing Vietnam on the 12th Party Congress’ outcomes, calling the move a reflection of the highest level of political trust, close coordination on strategic issues, and the enduring partnership between the two Parties and States in their respective development paths.
He said the details provided by the Lao leader enabled Vietnam to gain a clearer picture of the Congress’s achievements while offering valuable insights into Laos’s strategic outlook, reform-minded approach and resolute political will in the new development stage.
The host welcomed the 12th Congress’s key tasks and major solutions, praising their comprehensive, coordinated and targeted nature along with a strong focus on execution. He highlighted Laos’s orientations toward renewing its growth model, advancing green and digital economies, improving workforce quality, pushing global integration while maintaining independence and self-reliance, describing them as modern approaches aligned with global and regional trends and well suited to Laos’s conditions.
He believed that Laos would successfully bring the 12th Party Congress’s resolution to life and maintain a trajectory of stable and sustainable development. He reaffirmed Vietnam’s strong and comprehensive support for Laos, pledging close coordination in realising high-level agreements, expanding theoretical exchanges and governance experience sharing, and intensifying all-around cooperation for the benefit of both peoples and for regional peace, stability and development.
