Istanbul, April 17 -- Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man met with Vice President of the Lao NA Sounthone Xayachack on the sidelines of the 152nd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU-152) in Istanbul, Turkiye, on April 17.

Chairman Man congratulated Laos on the successful election of deputies to the 10th NA, the 5th provincial and municipal People's Councils, and the completion of appointments to key state leadership posts for the new term. He also congratulated Sounthone on her election as Vice President of the 10th Lao NA.

The Vietnamese leader welcomed the steady growth of ties between the two countries and their legislatures, saying that cooperation has become increasingly close, effective and practic...