Lao PM to co-chair inter-governmental committee meeting in Vietnam
Updated: 09:18, 01/01/2019
Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith will lead a delegation to Vietnam to attend and co-chair the 41st meeting of the Vietnam-Laos Inter-Governmental Committee from January 5-6, 2019, the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry announced.
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Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (right) and Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith. |
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Source: VNA
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