President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith (R) and Minister of National Defence Gen. Phan Van Giang meet in Vientiane on September 13

(KPL) President Thongloun Sisoulith received Vietnamese Minister of National Defence Gen. Phan Van Giang in Vientiane on Sep 13.

Expressing a warmly welcome to the guest, President Thongloun Sisoulith, who is also General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party, highly valued the working visit of Gen. Phan Van Giang as a significant contribution to strengthening the existing cooperation between Laos and Vietnam, especially the co-operation between their respective armies.

In reply, Gen. Phan Van Giang assured the Lao leader that Vietnam always treasures and exerts efforts to maintain and bring into play its special and faithful relations with Laos, which is vital to each country’s political regime. 

Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh (R) receives Vietnamese Defence Minister Gen. Phan Van Giang in Vientiane on September 13

He thanked the Party, Government, people, and defence ministry of Laos for creating favourable conditions for the search for and repatriation of remains of Vietnam’s volunteer soldiers and experts falling down in Laos.

Vietnamese Minister of National Defence Gen. Phan Van Giang also paid a courtesy call to Prime Minister Phankham Viphavan and his Lao counterpart Chansamone Chanyalath.

KPL