Vientiane, Feb. 2 -- General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam's upcoming state visit to Laos reaffirms the high level of political trust and Vietnam's consistent policy of always giving top priority to the great friendship, special solidarity, comprehensive cooperation and strategic cohesion between the two countries, according to Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Minh Tam.

The visit, which will take place on February 5, will be the first foreign trip by General Secretary Lam in 2026 and his first foreign visit after he was re-elected as General Secretary of the 14th National Congress of the CPV. It will make him the first state guest welcomed by the Party, State, and people of Laos since the ...