Hanoi, Feb. 13 -- State President Luong Cuong hosted a reception in Hanoi on February 13 for visiting Lao Minister of Foreign Affairs Thongsavanh Phomvihane, who has chosen Vietnam as the first country to visit in his recent new role. President Cuong expressed his belief that under the sound leadership of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, General Secretary and President Thongloun Sisoulith, along with the drastic direction of the Government, the close supervision of the National Assembly, and the solidarity of the entire people, the fraternal Lao country will overcome challenges and achieve goals set in the Resolution of the 11th National Party Congress and the ninth five-year socio-economic development plan. Hailing the fruitful coop...