Vietnam and Laos agreed to speed up the negotiation for the revision of the Vietnam – Laos Trade Agreement signed in 2015, with the target of completing it this year.

Cambodian and Laotian prime ministers are the first foreign leaders that the Vietnamese PM talked with.

World leaders have expressed their commitment to further cooperation with Vietnam’s new leadership for peace, stability and development of the world.

The three neighboring countries are expected to boost the relations to a new height.

The Development Triangle of Cambodia – Laos – Vietnam with huge potential could become a new driving force for growth in the ASEAN, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said.

Country leaders have approved a development framework with vision for the CLMV region to become one of the world’s trade areas and all economies to reach the upper-middle income status by 2030.

Investment capital from Vietnam to Lao surged by 130% year-on-year in 2020.

Vietnam and Laos would reopen borders and resume flights between the two countries once the pandemic is contained.

Not only financial means, Vietnam has also provided medical equipment and expertise to help Laos in the fight against the pandemic, said the Lao ambassador to Vietnam.