President Receives Head of Vietnam People’s Army General Political Department During Laos Visit

Vientiane: President Thongloun Sisoulith on Aug. 6 received Nguyen Trong Nghia, Head of the General Political Department of the Vietnam People's Army, during a courtesy call marking the Vietnamese delegation's official visit to Laos from Aug. 5-7. Thongloun, who also serves as General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee, welcomed the Vietnamese delegation and praised the successful bilateral meeting between the political departments of the Lao and Vietnamese armed forces. According to Lao News Agency, Thongloun emphasized that the outcomes of the meeting would further strengthen the great friendship, special solidarity, comprehensive cooperation, and strategic partnership between the two Parties, the two States, the two armies, and the peoples of Laos and Vietnam. Nguyen Trong Nghia expressed gratitude to Thongloun for the warm reception and provided an overview of the delegation's objectives during their working visit to Laos. He reaffirmed Vietnam's commitment to preserving and enhancing the longstanding friendship, special solidarity, comprehensive cooperation, and strategic partnership between Laos and Vietnam, with the aim of ensuring the bilateral relationship continues to grow from strength to strength.