10 January 2017

News Story: Vietnam, Laos stress importance of defense ties

HANOI, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Vietnamese and Lao defense ministers vowed Monday that the defense ties are one of the most important pillars of the bilateral relations.

Vietnamese Defense Minister Ngo Xuan Lich and visiting Lao Defense Minister Chansamone Channhalat made the remarks during their talks in Vietnam's central Da Nang city on Monday.

The two sides agreed to enhance practical effectiveness of cooperation in training and coaching, promote exchanges of visits, especially high-level visits, hold defense policy dialogue at the deputy ministerial level, and organize Vietnam-Laos friendship border exchange program in 2017.

Read the full story at Xinhua