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Receiving the invitation of Prime Minister Le Minh Hung, on the afternoon of June 7, Prime Minister of the Lao Peoples Democratic Republic Sonexay Siphandone led a high-ranking Lao Government delegation to Hanoi, starting an official visit to Vietnam and attending the 2026 ASEAN Future Forum from June 7-9, 2026. Download Prime Minister Le Minh Hung and Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac On the same afternoon, the official welcoming ceremony for Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone was solemnly held at the Government Headquarters under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Le Minh Hung. Immediately after the welcoming ceremony, the two Prime Ministers held talks. At the talks, Prime Minister Le Minh Hung warmly welcomed Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone to officially visit Vietnam and attend the ASEAN Future Forum 2026; Emphasizing that this is the first official foreign visit of Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone in the new term, vividly demonstrating and deepening the great friendship, special solidarity, comprehensive cooperation and strategic cohesion between Vietnam and Laos. Prime Minister Le Minh Hung congratulated the great and comprehensive achievements that the Party, State and people of Laos have achieved over the past 5 decades, especially the achievements achieved in 40 years of implementing national innovation and development, maintaining political stability, ensuring national defense and security, maintaining economic growth, improving peoples lives and Laos international position. Download Prime Minister Le Minh Hung and Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone hold talks - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac Prime Minister Le Minh Hung affirmed that in any circumstances, Vietnam will always stand side by side to support Laos in realizing its proposed strategic goals. Prime Minister Le Minh Hung expressed his deep gratitude for the sincere and compassionate support and assistance that the Party, State and people of Laos have given to Vietnam in the cause of building and defending the Fatherland over the years. Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone expressed his excitement to return to Hanoi for an official visit to Vietnam after being elected for a new term and attending the ASEAN Future Forum organized by Vietnam for the second time; Sincerely thank the respectful, warm, and brotherly welcome that the Party, Government, people of Vietnam and Prime Minister Le Minh Hung personally gave to the high-ranking delegation of the Lao Government and the Prime Minister personally; congratulate the important achievements Vietnam has achieved in recent times, especially in socio-economic development and expanding foreign relations. Download Prime Minister Le Minh Hung affirmed that under any circumstances, Vietnam will always stand side by side to support Laos in realizing its proposed strategic goals - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac Lao Prime Minister expressed his deep gratitude for the great, valuable and effective support that Vietnam has given to the cause of revolution, construction and development of Laos over time, especially the support and help to stabilize supply for the gasoline market. Recently, the two Prime Ministers reaffirmed the consistent policy of the two Parties and the two States to always attach importance and give top priority to consolidating and cultivating the great friendship, special solidarity, comprehensive cooperation and strategic integration between Vietnam and Laos. The two Prime Ministers were pleased to see that the bilateral cooperation relationship between Vietnam and Laos has continued to develop positively in recent times, becoming more and more profound, substantive and effective. High-level visits and meetings at all levels are maintained regularly; Bilateral cooperation mechanisms are effectively deployed; Many difficulties and problems arising in the cooperative relationship between the two countries have been resolved in the spirit of comradeship and brotherhood. Download Prime Minister Le Minh Hung congratulates the great and comprehensive achievements that the Party, State and people of Laos have achieved over the past 5 decades - Photo: VGP/Nhat BacDefense, security, foreign affairs cooperation and coordination at regional and international forums continue to be strengthened; Cooperation between ministries, branches and localities of the two countries is increasingly expanding; In particular, in the first quarter of 2026, Vietnams investment capital to Laos reached about 582 million USD, an increase of more than 4.2 times over the same period last year, bringing Vietnams total accumulated investment capital in Laos to about 6.6 billion USD with 289 projects. To continue to bring the relationship between the two countries to a new level, especially concretizing the connotation of strategic engagement between Vietnam and Laos in terms of bilateral engagement, Sub-regional cohesion and regional and international cohesion, the two sides agreed to continue to maintain effective visits and contacts at high levels and at all levels; Seriously and with high quality implementation of high-level agreements and results of the 48th Meeting of the Vietnam - Laos Intergovernmental Committee, creating a premise for the two sides to coordinate and successfully organize the bilateral cooperation agreement between the Government of Vietnam and the Government of Laos for the period 2026-2030; coordinate well to organize activities to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations and the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Vietnam - Laos Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation in 2027. Download The Lao Prime Minister expressed his deep gratitude for the great, valuable and effective support that Vietnam has provided.Nam has devoted himself to the cause of revolution, construction and development of Laos through the ages - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac. Both sides agreed to continue effectively implementing protocols and plans for defense and security coop
