Laos’ senior army officer calls on Vietnamese State President

(KPL) Laos and Vietnam’s armed forces should strengthen political and ideological education and raise vigilance to defeat any saboteurs’ conspiracy, State President Nguyen Minh Triet said and was quoted by the Vietnam News Agency on 13 May.
During the reception of Major General Sengnouane Sayalat, Director-General of the General Political Department of the Lao People’s Army, in Hanoi on May 13, President Triet stressed the importance of the consolidation of the traditional friendship and comprehensive cooperation between the two peoples and armies.
Vietnam highly valued Laos’ development achievements in all fields, affirming that Vietnam always attaches importance to the special friendship and comprehensive cooperation between the two parties, two states and two peoples.
Vietnam will do her best to support Laos’ development, he said.
Major General Sengnouane of the National Defence Ministry and the General Political Department of the Lao People’s Army appreciated the support for staff training given by the Vietnamese army.