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The year of 2017 is significant for Vietnam
and Laos, as the two countries celebrate the 55th anniversary of their
diplomatic relations and 40 years of the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation,
noted President Tran Dai Quang.
Along with the organization of
hundreds of activities, the two sides have exchanged 300 delegations at all
levels, while working together in effectively implementing signed agreements
and cooperation programs and plans, thus lifting ties to a new height, he said.
He reviewed major celebration
activities held during the year in both countries, including a youth friendship
meeting and a program on following footprints of Vietnamese and Lao leaders
from October 30 to November 4 in Laos
and from November 5-11 in Vietnam,
which helped educate the two countries’ youngsters on the special solidarity
between Vietnam and Laos.
The Vietnamese leader affirmed that
the whole year of 2017 is a shared festival of the two nations, a success and a
milestone in the Vietnam-Laos relations.
Sharing President Tran Dai Quang’s
opinions, Bounnhang Vorachith said that the special relationship between Laos
and Vietnam, founded by President Ho Chi Minh and President Kaysone Phomvihane
and nurtured by many generations of leaders of both countries, is a priceless
treasure of both peoples, and a decisive factor for the success of the
revolutionary cause of both nations.
Vietnamese and Lao people can be
proud of the steadiness and growth of the ties amidst the changing world and
regional situations.
He stressed the need for people,
especially youngsters of the two countries to be highly aware of their
responsibility in preserving and developing the great friendship, special
solidarity and comprehensive between Laos
and Vietnam.
He affirmed that the Party, State
and people of Laos will
coordinate closely with the Vietnamese side to protect ties with Vietnam,
which he described as an unlimited strength pushing the two countries to
socialism.
Source: VNA