Hanoi, April 9 -- Tran reiterated that Viet Nam always attaches great importance and gives top priority to advancing the great friendship, special solidarity, comprehensive cooperation, and strategic ties with Laos.

The two sides vowed to enhance the effectiveness of economic, trade, and investment cooperation to raise trade volume to US$10 billion in the near future.

Both sides underlined the need to boost strategic connectivity between the two economies more closely, with a focus on implementing key projects, including transport infrastructure.

They pledged to further consolidate bilateral relations, while creating strong momentum to promote deeper, more practical, and effective development of ties between the two Parties and the two...