5:16 PM, 26/11/2008
Leaders of VN and Laos commit to further cooperation
VGP – Meeting Lao President Choummaly Sayasone this afternoon, PM Nguyễn Tấn Dũng was pleased at the fact that, despite of the global financial crisis, Laos and Việt Nam have managed to maintain their economic stability and high growth rates.
|  | | Photo: VGP | This year, the two governments have fruitfully implemented many cooperation agreements and projects on schedule. Particularly, the two-way trade turnover is estimated to stand at US $450 milliom. The Vietnamese PM informed the Lao leader results of his working encounter with Lao PM Bouasone Bouphavanh. |  | | Lao President Choummaly Sayasone praises Việt Nam as the biggest direct investor in Laos – Photo: VGP | President Choummaly Sayasone expected that in the time to come, Việt Nam and Laos will continue to closely cooperate each other in maintaining security and stability along their common borderline. The host also asked Việt Nam to help build clusters of border hamlets in Laos. He also urged the two countries to make greater efforts in fostering the long-standing relationship. By Hoàng Nguyên |
