Hanoi, Oct. 15 -- Politburo member and Standing Member of the Secretariat of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Tran Cam Tu held talks with Vilay Lakhamphong, Politburo member and Standing Member of the Secretariat of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee, in Hanoi on October 15. The two sides briefed each other on the situation within their respective Parties and countries, and held in-depth discussions on Vietnam-Laos relations. They agreed on directions and measures for further consolidating and developing ties between the two Parties and countries in a substantive and effective manner, meeting each country's needs in the new period. Standing Member Tu welcomed his guest's first overseas visi...