(VOVWORLD) - General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith hosted a reception in Vientiane on Tuesday for Politburo member, President of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA) and Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council Nguyen Xuan Thang, who is leading a delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) to visit Laos and attending the 11th theoretical workshop between the LPRP and CPV.
 Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council of Vietnam Nguyen Xuan Thang met with General Secretary and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith (Photo: VOV) |
At the event, the top Lao leader commended Vietnam's remarkable achievements in domestic and foreign affairs over the recent past, expressing his confidence that under the leadership of the CPV, the Vietnamese people will continue obtaining further significant achievements and realizing the set goals outlined in the resolution adopted at the 13th National Party Congress as well as successfully organize the upcoming 14th National Party Congress.
Thang congratulated Laos on its recent accomplishments and briefed the host on Vietnam’s socio-economic development as well as the Party and State’s policies on removing roadblocks to promote innovation and create premise for the nation to enter a new era, the era of the Vietnamese people’s rise.
Thang affirmed that the two Central Theoretical Councils will continue close coordination, step up the exchange of theoretical information, and share experience in theoretical research and practical review, ensuring the successful implementation of each Party’s resolution and effectively preparing for the upcoming 14th Nation Congress of the CPV and the 12th National Congress of the LPRP.
The Lao leader noted that the insights from the workshop will assist theoretical research agencies of both sides in advising the Parties and States on policy formulation, guidelines, and strategies, as well as providing practical guidance on developing independent and self-reliant economic models.
He proposed the two sides further enhance information sharing and exchange views on topics of mutual interest to clarify critical and pressing issues facing both countries in the current context.
Earlier the same day, Thang and Khamphanh Pheuyavong, Secretary of the LPRP Central Committee, Chairman of its Commission for Propaganda and Training, and Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council of the LPRP, co-chaired the talks between the two councils.
The same day, Thang and the delegation visited the Vietnamese Embassy.