Vietnamese PM’s visit spurs further cooperation
The first official visit to Laos by Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has proved fruitful as the two governments have inked deals worth millions of dollars. The two-day official visit from April 26-27 was Mr Phuc’s first as Vietnam’s Prime Minister and coincided with celebrations for Laos-Vietnam Friendship Year 2017. According to a joint statement, the governments of Laos and Vietnam signed nine agreements/documents in Vientiane on Wednesday. On behalf of the two governments, the Lao Ministry of Public Works and Transport and the Vietnamese Ministry of Communication and Transport signed the Vung Ang seaport development joint venture, in Vietnam’s central Ha Tinh province. The two ministries also inked an investment agreement to build a road from Phouthithpheung Mountain in Luang Prabang province to the Vietnamese border in Dien Bien Phu province.
More importantly, the two ministries agreed on the construction of the Vientiane-Thakhaek-Muya railway, linking Vientiane with the Vung Ang seaport.
