Vietnam announces US$1 million gift to Laos

President Thongloun Sisoulith (right)​ shakes hands with Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong during an official visit by the Vietnamese leader to Laos this week. - VT

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/Asia News Network): Vietnam’s President Vo Van Thuong announced a gift of US$1 million to Laos from Vietnam during his official two-day visit to Laos this week.

The gift was announced when President Vo Van Thuong and Lao President and Secretary General of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party’s Central Committee, Thongloun Sisoulith, co-chaired a meeting between delegations from the two countries, Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.​