Cambodian, Laos Leaders Send Greetings to Vietnamese Counterparts on Lunar New Year

President of the Cambodian People’s Party and Prime Minister of Cambodia Hun Sen (Photo: VNA)

President of the Cambodian People’s Party and Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen have made phone calls, extending his greetings to senior leaders of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and the Vietnamese State on the occasion of the Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival and the 92nd founding anniversary of the CPV.

In the phone call with General Secretary of the CPV Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong, the two leaders congratulated each other on the respective country's great achievements their Parties, States, and people have gained in recent times, especially in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, thus helping ensure social welfare and economic development, according to VNA.

They expressed their delight at the fine development of the relationship between the two Parties and States, contributing to maintaining political stability and socio-economic development in each country and bringing practical benefits to their people.

Despite difficulties caused by the pandemic, the two sides have maintained regular high-level meetings and exchanges in various forms, including the successful organization of a meeting between the leaders of the three ruling parties of Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos, a State visit to Cambodia by President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, and online talks by the two countries’ Party and State leaders, they said.

The two leaders agreed that both sides should promote and expand bilateral cooperation in various areas, including politics, security, national defense, economy, and connectivity while supporting each other at international and regional forums.

On the same day, PM Hun Sen also made phone calls, extending his Tet greetings to President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and PM Pham Minh Chinh.

On this occasion, Cambodia’s National Assembly President Samdech Heng Samrin and Senate President Samdech Say Chhum sent letters of congratulations to National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue. They wished the Vietnamese people happiness, peace, and prosperity during the traditional festival.

General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith. (Photo: VNA)

General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith and other senior leaders of Laos sent their congratulatory messages to their Vietnamese counterparts on the occasion of the Lunar New Year Festival.

In his message sent to the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong, the top Lao leader wrote that the Lao Party, State, and people are very proud and happy to see that during the past time, the great friendship, special solidarity, and comprehensive cooperation between Laos and Vietnam have become an invaluable asset and a rule of existence and development both in-depth and width in various fields, meeting the demands of the two countries' revolutionary cause in the new period and bringing practical benefits to their people.

The Lao Party, State, and people of all ethnic groups will do their best together with the Vietnamese Party, State, and people to preserve, cultivate and promote this good relationship so that it becomes more fruitful for the interests of the two nations' people and for peace, stability, cooperation, and development in the region and in the world, he wrote.

Thongloun also expressed his deep gratitude and sincere thanks to the Vietnamese Party, State, and people for always giving valuable, effective, and prompt assistance in the spirit of comrades-in-arms, faithfulness, and purity to the revolutionary cause of the Lao counterparts during the past time, VNA cited.

He wished Vietnamese leaders and people good health, happiness, peace, and prosperity on the traditional Lunar New Year.

On the same day, Lao Party General Secretary and President Thongloun Sisoulith, Lao Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh, and Chairman of the Lao National Assembly Xaysomphone Phomvihane also extended their New Year greetings to Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.

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