Vientiane, Jan. 14 -- Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Manh Cuong paid a courtesy call to Vilay Lakhamphong, member of the Politburo and standing member of the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP), in Vientiane on January 14 to discuss ways to foster ties between the two nations.

Cuong, who is also member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and standing Vice Secretary of the Party Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), congratulated Laos on the success of the LPRP's 12th National Congress, and extended congratulations to Vilay on his re-election to the LPRP's Central Committee and Politburo, as well as his appointment as standing member of ...