Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh arrives in Vientiane, Laos

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will attend the high-level meeting between the two Parties and co-chair the 48th meeting of the Vietnam-Laos Intergovernmental Committee.

Welcoming the Prime Minister and his delegation at the airport were: Minister, Head of the Prime Minister's Office Bouakhong Nammavong; Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs , Leaders of Vientiane Capital, Lao Ambassador to Vietnam Khamphao Ernthavanh; Chief of Office of the Laos - Vietnam Cooperation Committee Viengsan Chantha; leaders of departments under the Lao Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

On the Vietnamese side, there were Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Manh Cuong; Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Minh Tam; representatives of Vietnamese representative agencies in Laos, embassy staff, and the Vietnamese community in Laos.

img6354 2 17646449886721747037469.jpg — Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh arrives in Vientiane, Laos. Photo: Nhat Bac

The delegation attending the 48th meeting of the Vietnam - Laos Intergovernmental Committee and bilateral activities in Laos included: Deputy Prime Minister, Head of the Vietnam - Laos Intergovernmental Committee Nguyen Chi Dung; Minister of National Defense Phan Van Giang; Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung; Minister of Finance, Chairman of the Vietnam - Laos Cooperation Committee Nguyen Van Thang; Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien; Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son; Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung; Minister of Construction Tran Hong Minh; Minister of Home Affairs Do Thanh Binh; Minister of Justice Nguyen Hai Ninh; Deputy Minister of Public Security Dang Hong Duc; Deputy Head of the Government Office Trinh Manh Linh; Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Minh Tam.

The high-level meeting between the Communist Party of Vietnam and the Lao People's Revolutionary Party will be co-chaired by the General Secretaries of Vietnam and Laos. This is the most important mechanism in the cooperative relationship between the two Parties and two countries.

The leaders of the two sides will have the opportunity to exchange information about the situation of each Party and each country, evaluate the results of bilateral cooperation in recent times and propose orientations for developing strategic and long-term relations.

At the 48th meeting of the Vietnam-Laos Intergovernmental Committee, the two countries will review and evaluate the implementation of agreements in the Vietnam-Laos cooperation plan for the 2021-2025 period and 2025. The two Prime Ministers will also discuss and agree on cooperation directions and tasks for the 2026-2030 period and 2026, in order to concretize the conclusions of the high-level meeting between the two Parties.

img6360 1 17646449886081304263971.jpg — Welcoming ceremony for Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at Wattay International Airport. Photo: Nhat Bac

The Prime Minister will meet with senior Lao leaders and co-chair the Vietnam - Laos Economic Forum.

The Prime Minister's working trip to Laos took place in the context of the political relationship and strategic trust between Vietnam and Laos continuing to be consolidated and tightened, affirming the core role and overall orientation in the relationship between the two countries.

Economic, trade and investment cooperation between the two countries has seen many developments. Bilateral trade turnover in 2024 reached 2.25 billion USD. In the first 10 months of 2025, bilateral trade turnover reached 2.56 billion USD. Both sides strive to increase two-way trade turnover to 5 billion USD in the next 2-3 years.

As of April 2025, Vietnam has 267 investment projects in Laos with a total registered capital of 5.63 billion USD.

Many Vietnamese investment projects are operating effectively in Laos, contributing positively to socio-economic development, creating jobs and increasing income for thousands of workers, and supplementing the Lao budget. The fields of security - defense, education - training, culture, tourism, etc. continue to be strengthened.

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