(VOVworld) - A Defense Ministry delegation led by Minister General Phung Quang Thanh held talks with his Lao counterpart Douangchay Phichith in Vientiane on Monday.
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| Lao Defense Minister Douangchay Phichith recievied Vietnamese Defense Minister Phung Quang Thanh (photo: HoangChương/Vietnam+) |
Minister Thanh affirmed that the Party, State, people and the army of Vietnam will do their utmost to, together with their Lao counterparts, maintain, promote and develop the time-honoured friendship between the two countries, for peace and stability.
Both ministers expressed their satisfaction at cooperative results in various fields in recent years between the two ministries and agreed to further foster cooperation in training and exchange visits, information and experience, as well as seeking and repatriating remains of volunteer Vietnamese soldiers who lost their lives in Laos.
They discussed issues of mutual concern, briefed each other on the socio-economic situation and, defence activities and signed a 2014 cooperative plan.