Vientiane, July 10 -- Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Hien, Deputy Minister of National Defence, paid a courtesy call on Lao Minister of National Defence Senior Lieutenant General Khamlieng Outhakaysone in Vientiane on July 10. Both host and guest expressed satisfaction with the outcomes of defence cooperation in recent years and agreed to effectively implement the 2025 cooperation plans substantively. They affirmed the need for the two armies to enhance information sharing and coordination to prevent hostile forces from undermining the two countries' ties and their military collaboration. They also agreed to promote personnel training, particularly high-quality human resources in fields such as information technology and digital transforma...