(VOVWORLD) -Party General Secretary To Lam, President Luong Cuong, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, and National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man on Monday extended congratulations to Lao leaders on the 49th National Day of Laos (December 2).
In the congratulatory message, the Vietnamese leaders affirmed that the Party, State, and people of Vietnam strongly support Laos' reform process and firmly believe that the Lao people will obtain new and greater achievements in the reform process, and successfully build a peaceful, independent, democratic, unified, and prosperous country towards socialism.
The Vietnamese leaders said the great friendship, special solidarity, and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Laos have been continuously consolidated and developed, contributing to renewal, construction, defense in each country.
They pledged to do their best together with the Party, State and people of Laos to preserve, protect and foster the special solidarity between Vietnam and Laos, for the benefit of the people of each country as well as for peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region and the world.
Secretary of the Party Central Committee and head of its Commission for External Relations Le Hoai Trung also sent greetings to acting head of the LPRP Central Committee's Commission for External Relations Bounlua Phandanouvong and Lao Foreign Minister Thongsavanh Phomvihane.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son cabled a message of congratulations to Foreign Minister Thongsavanh Phomvihane.