Quan, who is also a member of the Party Central Committee, informed his host of cooperative results between the two Parties’ Commissions for External Relations as well as the outcomes of talks between the two delegations.

He congratulated the great achievements made by the Lao Party, State and people in the first years of implementing the Resolution of the ninth National Party Congress.

Vietnam will consistently do its utmost to work with the Lao side to maintain and uphold the Vietnam-Laos special solidarity and friendship and transfer it to future generations for the prosperity of each country, and for peace, stability, cooperation, and development in the region and the world at large, the Vietnamese official affirmed.

The Lao leader welcomed the working visit by the Vietnamese delegation to attend the traditional friendship exchange between the two External Relations Commissions.

He spoke highly of the talks between the two delegations, applauded their contributions to consolidating and strengthening the traditional friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Laos .

He expressed his wish that the two Parties’ external relations agencies would continue to coordinate, increase the sharing of information and experience, cooperate and help each other to implement the foreign policy of each Party and cooperate in implementing activities within the framework of the “Vietnam-Laos, Laos-Vietnam Solidarity Friendship Year 2012”.

Party General Secretary and President Choummaly Sayasone expressed his belief that under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the Vietnamese people would successfully implement the Resolution of the 11th National Party Congress.

The Lao Party, State and people will do their best to maintain and foster the evergreen and everlasting traditional friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Laos .

Earlier on the day, Quan held talks with his Lao counterpart, Thoonglun Sisulith, who is also Politburo member, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister.

The two sides informed each other of the situation of their respective Party and country in the recent past, exchanged views on regional and international issues of mutual concern and discussed specific measures to implement agreements signed between high-ranking leaders of the two Parties and countries, contributing to heightening and deepening the Vietnam-Laos special relations.

As part of his visit, Quan will attend the sixth traditional friendship exchange between the two Parties’ Commissions for External Relations, and with Xieng Khouang province./.