Hanoi, Jan. 27 -- General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith on January 27 paid a visit to Nong Duc Manh, former General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam. At the meeting, Manh said that the Lao leader's state visit to Vietnam helps reaffirm the foreign policies of both countries, which places special importance on preserving and continuously strengthening their great friendship, special solidarity, comprehensive cooperation, and strategic cohesion. He expressed his delight at witnessing the great and historically significant achievements that the Party, State, and people of Laos have attained after 40 years of renewal. He voiced his firm be...