Hanoi, March 23 -- Party and State leaders on March 23 sent congratulatory messages to newly elected key leaders of Laos following the first session of the 10th National Assembly of Laos. Party General Secretary To Lam, State President Luong Cuong, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man, and Vice State President Vo Thi Anh Xuan congratulated Thongloun Sisoulith, General Secretary of the Lao Revolutionary Party (LPRP), on being elected State President of Laos; Sonexay Siphandone on becoming Prime Minister; Saysomphone Phomvihane on becoming National Assembly Chairman; and Viengthong Siphandone on being appointed Vice State President. In their messages, the Vietnamese leaders affirmed that the elections re...