President Nguyen Minh Triet has expressed the hope that the Vietnamese and Lao Presidential Offices would continue regular contacts

Hanoi (VNA) – President Nguyen Minh Triet has expressed the hope that the
Vietnamese and Lao Presidential Offices would continue regular contacts, exchange
experiences and mutually assist each other in activities serving the Vietnamese and
Lao State leaders.

While receiving visiting Head of the Lao Presidential Office in Hanoi on
Nov. 1, President Triet said he hoped that the two offices will also draw
lessons from shortcomings in each office’s activities.

The State leader congratulated Phongsavath Boupha on his appointment as Head
of the Lao Presidential Office and said Phongsavath Boupha’s visit would
make important contributions to enhancing the traditional relationship, special
solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Laos .

Phongsavath Boupha informed the President of the result of talks between the two
offices, emphasising the wish to tighten the two offices’ relations to serve the
two State leaders’ visits.

Earlier, on the morning of Nov. 1, Head of the Vietnamese Presidential Office
Nguyen Van Chien held talks with his Lao counterpart Phongsavath Boupha in Hanoi
.

The two sides reviewed their cooperation fields and discussed ways to increase the
efficiency of each office’s activities and joint coordination in serving the two
State leaders’ activities.-Enditem