Vietnamese, Laos leaders hold talks on Covid-19 fight, ties

Delivery riders sitting beside their motorcycles in front of a shop, closed due to the COovid-19 novel coronavirus situation, in Hanoi. Hovever, Vietnam has recorded no local transmission for 81 straight days.- AFP

HANOI, July 6 (Xinhua): Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc held talks here with his Laos counterpart Thongloun Sisoulith, who is paying a two-day visit to the country, discussing Covid-19 fighting experiences and measures to strengthen bilateral ties, according to the Vietnamese government's official website.

This is the first visit by a foreign high-ranking leader to Vietnam since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, taking place after the two countries have initially controlled the disease, said a report published on the government website on Monday.