Hanoi, May 25 -- State President Luong Cuong on May 25 received Lao Vice President Pany Yathotou, who was in Vietnam to pay tribute to and attend the memorial service for former State President Tran Duc Luong. President Cuong thanked the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee, the National Assembly, the Government, and the Lao Front for National Construction for sending condolences over the passing of the former State President. He also expressed appreciation for the presence of the Lao delegation led by Vice President Pany Yathotou, saying it demonstrated the profound, close-knit ties between the two Parties, States, and peoples. Cuong emphasised that during his lifetime, Tran Duc Luong always showed special attention to the ...