Hanoi (VNA) – The top legislators ofVietnam and Laos have agreed to enhance coordination in implementingeffectively cooperation agreements and programmes between the two countries’legislatures, thus strengthening the bilateral relations in the coming time.

During their talks in Hanoi on March 6, Vietnamese NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi KimNgan and her visiting Lao counterpart Pany Yathotou stressed that the two sidesneed to maintain regular visits by the two countries’ senior officials, andexperience sharing among ministries, sectors and localities.

Both sides will continue working closely together and supporting each other at globaland regional forums, and sub-regional cooperation mechanisms in the context of increasinglycomplicated developments in the world and the region, they said.

NA Chairwoman Ngan agreed that the two parliaments will coordinate in acceleratingthe construction of the parliament building in Laos, affirming that this isvital to strengthen the bilateral ties.

They will also partner in organising exchange activities between friendshipparliamentarians’ groups, female NA deputies and young law-makers of the twocountries, she said.

The Vietnamese NA will work hard to prepare for the organisation of activities tocelebrate the 55th anniversary of the Vietnam-Laos diplomatic tiesand 40 years of the Vietnam-Laos Friendship and CooperationTreaty, she added.

The two NA leaders highlighted the significance of the upcoming inauguration ofthe Vietnam-Laos revolutionary historical site in Son La province, saying thatit is necessary to educate the two countries’ young generations about the Vietnam-Laos special solidarity.

For her part, Pany Yathotou, who is on an official visit to Vietnam from March5-10, hoped her visit will contribute to further deepening the specialsolidarity and comprehensive cooperation between the two Parties, States andlegislatures.

She thanked Vietnam for its valuable, timely and effective assistance to hercountry in the past struggle for national liberation as well as in the currentnational construction and defence.

The Lao Party and State highly value Vietnam’s financial assistance to Laos inconstructing the parliament building, considering it a vivid manifestation ofthe special friendship and solidarity between the two nations.

Regarding the legislative ties, the Lao leader said the two NAsshould hasten the Governments to roll out policies and measures to further bolsterbilateral links in trade, investment and education.

Committees of the two legislative bodies need to continue their supervision of theimplementation of commitments and cooperation agreements reached between theirGovernments, especially those concerning border, natural resources and theenvironment, she suggested.  

Pany Yathotou expressed her hope that the Vietnamese NA and provincial-levelPeople’s Councils will continue support for and share experience with their Laocounterparts in the coming time.

After their talks, the top legislators signed a cooperation agreement betweenthe two legislatures in 2017-2021, and witnessed the signing of a cooperationagreement between the two NA Offices in the period.
Earlier the same day, the Lao delegation paidtribute to late President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum.-VNA