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Prime Minister greets Lao leader

VGP – PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception for Lao Deputy PM Sonsay Siphandone who was present in Viet Nam for the international conference on illegal trading of wild animals on November 17 in Ha Noi.

November 18, 2016 10:35 AM GMT+7

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PM Phuc was convinced that the upcoming official visit of Vietnamese Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong to Laos would be a special event for the bilateral ties.

Viet Nam and Laos said the host leader shared a long-lasting relations. According to the PM, Viet Nam would spare no effort to nurture the ties.

The Vietnamese and Lao governments should deliberate accelerating joint investment projects in the coming time, including the Ha Noi-Vientiane expressway and the Hon La – Khammouan oil pipeline, said PM Phuc.

The PM recommended the Lao side to closely work with the Vietnamese counterpart to implement effectively the aforesaid projects.

He also called on the two sides to share experience in socio-economic development management, and underlined agro-forestry-fisheries as potential fields for bilateral cooperation./.

By Khanh Phuong