On September 14, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and his Lao counterpart Thongsing Thammavong held talks in Vientiane on measures to bolster all-round cooperation between the two nations.
The two government leader expressed their pleasure at the flourishing traditional friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between the two Parties, States and peoples and consented to
maintain and consolidate mutual trust in their political partnerships as well as high-level delegation exchanges.
Vietnam is one of the biggest investors in Laos with bilateral trade posting a gradual increase while bilateral cooperation in culture, education-training, science-technology, transport and agriculture has progressed over recent years.
The PMs agreed that the two Parties and Governments will continue to give top priority to enhancing and developing the Vietnam-Laos special relations, regarding the ties as a valuable asset and of vital significance for the cause of national revolution in their respective nation.
They concurred to organise important event anniversaries of the two countries through the year’s end, including the 40th anniversary of the Lao National Day (December 2) and the 95th birth anniversary of President Kaysone Phomvihane.
Both sides will prepare for the 38th session of the Inter-Governmental Committee and the annual consultation between the two countries’ Deputy Prime Ministers and Foreign Ministers in late 2015.
The countries will work hand in hand to effectively implement the new trade agreement and the agreement on the cross-border trade of goods and services while seeking to increase trade to US$2 billion in 2015.
The leaders also considered measures to support Vietnamese and Lao enterprises to run investment projects, principally the construction of bonded warehouses and oil pipelines from Hon La port in Vietnam’s central Quang Binh province to the Lao province of Khammouane.
They agreed to forge transport connectivity, including a highway project connecting Vientiane-Pac San (Laos) with Thanh Thuy-Hanoi (Vietnam) and the route from Phuthitphong in Luang Prabang province to Naxon bordering Dien Bien Dong district of Vietnam’s northern Dien Bien province.
Dung and his host also compared notes on regional and international issues of mutual concern and agreed to spur the sound cooperative ties between the two countries at regional and international forums, especially within the cooperation framework of ASEAN to maintain the common stance and voice of the bloc in regional important strategic issues, including those on the East Sea.
PM Dung confirmed that Vietnam will coordinate closely and provide assistance to help Laos well perform the role of ASEAN Chair in 2016.
The Lao PM expressed his belief that the commencement of the kali salt processing project in Laos’ Khammouan province on the eve of PM Nguyen Tan Dung’s visit would deliver practical benefits two the two sides, helping step up bilateral cooperation in economics, trade, investment, labour and technology transfer.
After the talks, the two PMs witnessed the signing of a governmental Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on strategic cooperation in transport from 2016-2025 with a vision for 2030.
The two government leader expressed their pleasure at the flourishing traditional friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between the two Parties, States and peoples and consented to
maintain and consolidate mutual trust in their political partnerships as well as high-level delegation exchanges.
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Vietnam is one of the biggest investors in Laos with bilateral trade posting a gradual increase while bilateral cooperation in culture, education-training, science-technology, transport and agriculture has progressed over recent years.
The PMs agreed that the two Parties and Governments will continue to give top priority to enhancing and developing the Vietnam-Laos special relations, regarding the ties as a valuable asset and of vital significance for the cause of national revolution in their respective nation.
They concurred to organise important event anniversaries of the two countries through the year’s end, including the 40th anniversary of the Lao National Day (December 2) and the 95th birth anniversary of President Kaysone Phomvihane.
Both sides will prepare for the 38th session of the Inter-Governmental Committee and the annual consultation between the two countries’ Deputy Prime Ministers and Foreign Ministers in late 2015.
The countries will work hand in hand to effectively implement the new trade agreement and the agreement on the cross-border trade of goods and services while seeking to increase trade to US$2 billion in 2015.
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The leaders also considered measures to support Vietnamese and Lao enterprises to run investment projects, principally the construction of bonded warehouses and oil pipelines from Hon La port in Vietnam’s central Quang Binh province to the Lao province of Khammouane.
They agreed to forge transport connectivity, including a highway project connecting Vientiane-Pac San (Laos) with Thanh Thuy-Hanoi (Vietnam) and the route from Phuthitphong in Luang Prabang province to Naxon bordering Dien Bien Dong district of Vietnam’s northern Dien Bien province.
Dung and his host also compared notes on regional and international issues of mutual concern and agreed to spur the sound cooperative ties between the two countries at regional and international forums, especially within the cooperation framework of ASEAN to maintain the common stance and voice of the bloc in regional important strategic issues, including those on the East Sea.
PM Dung confirmed that Vietnam will coordinate closely and provide assistance to help Laos well perform the role of ASEAN Chair in 2016.
The Lao PM expressed his belief that the commencement of the kali salt processing project in Laos’ Khammouan province on the eve of PM Nguyen Tan Dung’s visit would deliver practical benefits two the two sides, helping step up bilateral cooperation in economics, trade, investment, labour and technology transfer.
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After the talks, the two PMs witnessed the signing of a governmental Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on strategic cooperation in transport from 2016-2025 with a vision for 2030.
