(VOVworld) – Lao Prime Minister Thongsinh Thammavong highly appreciated Vietnamese educationalists for their contribution in training generations of Lao officials. Thammavong expressed his gratitude on Tuesday while receiving a delegation of former Vietnamese educationalists, who have been on a week-long Lao visit. Thammavong, himself once trained in Vietnam, affirmed that Vietnamese teachers’ love and devotion will forever shine in each Lao student’s heart. He added that bilateral educational cooperation will pave the way for future closer relations.

Lao Prime Minister Thongsinh Thammavong (right) and Vu Xuan Tuu, head of the Vietnamese delegation, at the reception (Photo: VNA)

Dang Thuy, VOV correspondent in Laos