Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong has sent a basket of flowers and a congratulatory message to newly-elected General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee Thongloun Sisoulith.
Comrade Thongloun Sisoulith was elected as the new General Secretary of the LPRP Central Committee during the first meeting of the committee on January 15 (Photo: VNA)- General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and State President Nguyen Phu Trong has sent a basket of flowers
and a congratulatory message to newly-elected General Secretary of the Lao People’s
Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee Thongloun Sisoulith.
In his message, the Vietnamese leader said
the election of comrade Thongloun Sisoulith shows the
trust the Lao Party and people have in him and the recognition of his great
contributions to the Lao revolution.
“I believe that under the leadership of
the LPRP and the General Secretary, the fraternal Lao people will continue to grasp new
and greater successes in the cause of reform and successfully implement the Resolution of the LPRP’s 11th National Congress, thus building a nation of
peace, independence, democracy, unification, and prosperity towards the goal of
socialism,” he wrote.
He underlined that the Party, State and
people of Vietnam will work hard to join hands with the Party, State and people
of Laos to maintain and reinforce the great friendship, special solidarity, and
comprehensive cooperation between the two countries, making bilateral ties
deeper and more practical and effective in all areas, benefiting the people of both countries
and for peace, stability, cooperation, and development in the region and the
world.
The Vietnamese leader expressed his hope that the great Vietnam-Laos friendship, special
solidarity, and comprehensive cooperation will be sustainable forever.
Comrade Thongloun Sisoulith was
elected as the new General Secretary of the LPRP Central Committee during the
first meeting of the committee on January 15.
On this occasion, Prime Minister Nguyen
Xuan Phuc also cabled a message to comrade Thongloun Sisoulith to congratulate him on his
election.
Chairwoman of the
National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan extended her congratulations to Chairwoman of the Lao National Assembly Pany
Yathotu on being re-elected to the LPRP’s Politburo.
Standing member of the CPV Central Committee’s Secretariat Tran Quoc Vuong also congratulated comrade Bunthong Chitmani
on being elected as Standing member of the 11th LPRP Central Committee’s
Secretariat.
On the same day, Deputy Prime Minister and
Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh sent a message of congratulations to comrade Saleumsay
Kommasith on his election as member of the LPRP Politburo.
Head of the CPV
Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations Hoang Binh Quan also extended
his congratulations to comrade Sounthone Sayachak on being elected to the 11th LPRP Central Committee’s Secretariat./.