Hanoi, Dec. 3 -- Party General Secretary To Lam and his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly, accompanied by a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation, have wrapped up a state visit to Laos from December 1-2, during which they also attended a ceremony celebrating the 50th National Day of Laos and co-chaired a high-level meeting between the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP).

This was General Secretary Lam's first state visit to Laos in his new position and one of Vietnam's most important diplomatic activities in 2025. Both sides agreed to further deepen traditional cooperation by lifting the bilateral relationship to the level of "great friendship, special solidarity, comprehensive cooperation and strategic cohes...