Hanoi, April 7 -- Leaders from Laos, China, Cambodia, Cuba, Russia and India have sent messages of congratulations to Vietnam's newly elected key leaders, following the elections by the country's National Assembly.

The messages were sent on the occasion of To Lam, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, being elected State President; Le Minh Hung being elected Prime Minister; and Tran Thanh Man being elected Chairman of the National Assembly.

In his message, General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith congratulated General Secretary To Lam on his election as President of Vietnam, describing it as a reflection of the Vietnamese Party,...