December 21, 2017 | 23:07 (GMT+7)
Vietnam, Laos need to further develop ties more than ever: Lao Party leader
In the rapidly-changing, complex and unpredictable world, Vietnam and Laos need to maintain and further develop their long-standing and loyal relations more than ever, said General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and President of Laos Bounnhang Vorachith on December 21.
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General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and President of Laos Bounnhang Vorachith welcomed at Military Region 4
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He made the remarks at a meeting
with military officials and soldiers of Military Region 4 in Vinh city, Central
Nghe An province, on the last leg of his three-day official visit to Vietnam.
He expressed his sincere thank to
the Party, State, armed forces and people of Vietnam for their support and
sacrifice for the Lao struggle for independence in the past and the national
building and protection today.
Many Vietnamese soldiers from Military
Region 4 have sacrificed their youth and lives to bravely stand alongside the
people and army of Laos in the revolutionary war while many others were sent to
aid Laos’ socio-economic development and key infrastructure projects after the
war, he noted.
The General Secretary urged the two
nations to continue maintaining and developing the bilateral relations so the
young generation and military officials and soldiers from both sides will have
a proper understanding of the Vietnam-Laos special partnership and together
nurture the ties towards sustainability.
Cooperation between the two
countries’ armed forces should focus on quality and effectiveness, he said,
suggesting that they need to work together to find more practical forms of
cooperation that bring benefits to both sides and do not let any act of
sabotage get in the way.
Commander of Military Region 4
Lieutenant General Nguyen Tan Cuong, for his part, said the military region and
its units have closely coordinated with Lao authorities and localities to
educate people of the two sides on policies of the two Parties and States,
strengthen the grass-root political systems and promptly prevent acts of
sabotage to ensure security along the shared border.
Cuong gave the Lao leader an
overview of the two sides’ cooperation activities in training, healthcare and
search for Vietnamese martyrs in Laos. He also expected to receive
more support from Laos
to repatriate the remains of fallen Vietnamese soldiers and specialists.
Source: VNA