Vietnam Fatherland Front leader visits Laos

(VDP) - President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Nguyen Thien Nhan has praised the Vietnamese Embassy and the overseas Vietnamese (OV) community in Laos for their successful integration into their host country.

VFF President Nguyen Thien Nhan meets with overseas Vietnamese people in Vientiane, Laos (VNA).

The VFF leader made the appraisal at a meeting with overseas Vietnamese people at the embassy in Vientiane on December 1 as part of his two-day visit to Laos.

He informed OVs about Vietnam’s socio-economic situation over the recent past, stressing the success of the recently concluded sixth session of the National Assembly.

During the sitting, the legislature touched upon many important issues, especially the approval of the revised Constitution, he said, noting that this legal document emphasises OVs as an integral component of the Vietnamese population.

VFF President Nhan voiced his hope that the overseas Vietnamese community will contribute more to national construction at home as well as the traditional friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive co-operation between the two countries.

Earlier, the VFF leader met with Lao Party General Secretary and President Chummaly Saynhasone on November 30, during which he affirmed that the front, together with the Party and people of Vietnam, would do its utmost to foster the special relationship.

He briefed his host on the outcomes of talks with leaders of the Lao Front for National Construction (LFNC), saying the two sides agreed to enhance their comprehensive co-operation and implement their co-operative agreements during the period 2011-2016.

For his part, President Saynhasone expressed his hope that Nhan, in his new post as VFF President, will contribute further to strengthening the special ties between the neighbours.

During his visit to Laos, which was made at the invitation of LFNC Central Committee, VFF President Nhan presented seven Independence Orders of different classes to LFNC leaders and friendship orders and medals to numerous Lao front officials who have made great contributions to the Vietnam-Laos special solidarity.

(Source: Nhan Dan Online)