At a reception in Hanoi on August 21 for Khamphanh Phommathat, Politburo member, Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee and head of the LPRP Central Committee Office, the Party chief said the Lao delegation’s visit at a time when the two countries are celebrating the 55th anniversary of diplomatic ties and 40 years since the signing of the Vietnam-Laos Treaty of Amity and Cooperation.
He hailed cooperation between the Offices of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and the LPRP Central Committee in the recent past and the outcomes of their freshly-ended working session.
Trong said he he hopes the two offices will continue working hand in hand and share experience and professionalism to fulfill their assigned tasks and effectively carry out the bilateral cooperation agreement for 2017-2020.
Phommathat informed the host about the recent situation in Laos, including the implementation of the Resolution approved at the 10th National Congress of the LPRP, and the outcomes of collaboration between the two offices over the past years and the talks during the visit.
He affirmed his office's readiness to coordinate closely with its Vietnamese counterpart to effectively implement agreements between the two countries’ Party leaders, including the deal between the two offices aiming to elevate bilateral ties to a higher level.