Vientiane, Sept. 21 -- Standing Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Tuc led a high-level Vietnamese Government delegation on a working visit to Laos on September 21 at the invitation of his Lao counterpart Saleumxay Kommasith. During the visit, Tuc paid courtesy calls on Party General Secretary and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith and Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone. The Lao leaders congratulated Vietnam and spoke highly of its comprehensive achievements in recent years, expressing their confidence that the country will continue to obtain important successes in its new development era and successfully realise its strategic goals for 2030 and 2045. Tuc affirmed that Vietnam always attaches importance to and considers the preservation, co...