Lao, Vietnamese leaders pursue plans for rail, road links


Laos Party Secretary General and President Thongloun Sisoulith (left) meets Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh in Russia.

VIENTIANE: The leaders of Laos and Vietnam have agreed to speed up plans around infrastructure development, aimed at creating rail and road links between the two neighbouring countries.

The main priority is the construction of a planned rail link between Thakhaek district, the capital of Khammuan province in central Laos, and the Vung Ang seaport in Vietnam’s Ha Tinh province, to enable freight transport.

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