Solemn official welcoming ceremony for General Secretary To Lam on State visit to Laos

On the morning of December 1, the official welcoming ceremony for General Secretary To Lam, who is on a State visit to Laos to attend the 50th National Day celebration of the Lao PDR and co-chair the High-level Meeting between the Communist Party of Vietnam and the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, took place solemnly at the Lao Presidential Palace, according to the highest protocol reserved for heads of state.

General Secretary and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith and his wife presided over the welcoming ceremony. The motorcade carrying General Secretary To Lam and his wife, along with the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation, entered the Lao Presidential Palace amid the warm welcome of many students and people of the capital Vientiane in traditional costumes of the Lao ethnic people with the flags of the two countries in hand.

Lao General Secretary and President Thongloun Sisoulith came to the car door to welcome General Secretary To Lam and his wife, along with the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation.

General Secretary and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith and General Secretary To Lam review the Honor Guard of the Lao People's Army.

PHOTO: VNA

After receiving a bouquet of flowers from children for General Secretary To Lam and his wife, General Secretary and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith invited General Secretary To Lam to step up to the podium. The military band played the Vietnamese and Lao national anthems. General Secretary and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith invited General Secretary To Lam to review the Lao People's Army's guard of honor.

Next, Lao General Secretary and President Thongloun Sisoulith and General Secretary To Lam cordially greeted and introduced officials from the two countries present at the welcoming ceremony.

During the visit, General Secretary To Lam is expected to hold talks with Lao General Secretary and President Thongloun Sisoulith; meet with Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone and National Assembly Chairman Saysomphone Phomvihane; visit former senior Lao leaders; attend the 50th National Day celebration; lay wreaths at the Monument to Unknown Soldiers; deliver policy speeches at the Lao National Academy of Politics and Public Administration and a number of other activities; co-chair the High-level Meeting between the Communist Party of Vietnam and the Lao People's Revolutionary Party...

During the visit, the two sides are expected to sign a number of important cooperation documents, creating a legal corridor, opening up new cooperation directions, in accordance with the development requirements of each country and the common interests of the two peoples, continuing to deepen the special Vietnam-Laos relationship in the new situation.

General Secretary To Lam and his wife, General Secretary and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith and his wife take a group photo

PHOTO: VNA

The rich and meaningful activities during this visit will continue to consolidate and affirm the high-level common awareness between the leaders of the two countries, emphasizing that the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Laos are invaluable assets, important and core factors for the special friendship relationship "Vietnam and Laos, our two countries, have a deeper love than the Red River and Mekong River", as President Ho Chi Minh once affirmed.

Before that, right after arriving in the capital Vientiane, General Secretary To Lam and his wife Ngo Phuong Ly, along with the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation, laid a wreath at the Monument to Unknown Soldiers in the capital Vientiane, remembering and paying tribute to the outstanding sons of the Lao people who fell in the cause of liberating, protecting and building Laos.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/trong-the-le-don-chinh-thuc-tong-bi-thu-to-lam-tham-cap-nha-nuoc-toi-lao-185251201112446842.htm