A welcome ceremony for General Ngo Xuan Lich and the Vietnamese delegation

The two defence ministers hold talks after the welcome ceremony.

After the talks, they ink a defence cooperation plan between the two defence ministries for 2018.

The two army delegations from Laos and Vietnam pose for a photo.

Minister Lich and the Vietnamese delegation laid wreath at a monument to commemorate war martyrs on the afternoon of January 15.

Minister Lich met Lao Party General Secretary and President Bounnhang Volachith on January 16.

President Volachith says the visit will help deepen special friendship and solidarity between the two parties and states.