Vientiane, April 9 -- Politburo member and permanent member of the Party Central Committee's Secretariat Tran Cam Tu arrived in Vientiane on April 9 morning, beginning his official visit to Laos at the invitation of his Lao counterpart Vilay Lakhamphong. The Vietnamese Party official was welcomed at Wattay International Airport in the Lao capital Vientiane by senior Lao officials, including Politburo member, Chief of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee's Office Phet Phomphiphak, and Bounleua Phandanouvong, member of the LPRP Central Committee and head of its External Relations Commission.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Minh Tam, staff of the Vietnamese Embassy, and representatives of the Vietnamese communi...