Vientiane Times DPRK TRADE FEDERATION DELEGATION VISITS LAOS VIENTIANE, JULY 30(KPL) Sisavath Koebounphanh President of the Lao Front for National Construction on July 27 received a courtesy visited from a Korean Federation of Trade Unions delegation led by Mr Ri Jin Su, Deputy President of the federation. Mr Sisavath congratulated the visit of the delegation and also wished the delegation an auspicious time in Laos. Mr Ri Jin Su thanked Mr Sisavath for his warm welcome. The delegation arrived at Wattay International Airport on July 26 and was welcomed by Mr Bosaykham Vongdala, Deputy President of the Lao Federation of Trade Unions and concerned officials. In the afternoon of the July 26 the delegation paid a courtesy visit to President of the Lao Federation of Trade Unions, Mr Venethong Luangvilay. Mr Venethong congratulated the delegation for their visit, which further heightened the traditional relations of friendly cooperative solidarity between the two organisations, Laos and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. The two organisations exchanged lessons and visited prominent places in Laos before the Korean's left for home on July 29. **** PARLIAMENTARIANS' DELEGATION VISITS LAOS VIENTIANE, July 30 (KPL) A delegation of the Vietnam-Laos Parliamentarians' Friendship Group, led by its head Nguyen Van Son, left here yesterday, ending a four day working visit to Laos. Son is also a member of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and Director of its Commission for External Relations. The Vietnamese delegation was received in Vientiane by Samane Viyaket, Politburo member of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and Chairman of Lao National Assembly. Chairman Samane spoke highly of the groups's visit, saying that both countries' parliamentarians should enhance exchanges of information and educate their young generations about the friendship, solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Laos. This friendships was originally forged by the late President Ho Chi Minh of Vietnam and President Kaysone Phomvihane of Laos. During their stay, the Vietnam-Laos Parliamentarians' Friendship Group held talks with their counterparts led by Pani Yathotou, member of the LPRP Central Committee and permanent member of the Laos National Assembly Standing Committee. They informed each other of their respective countries' situation and the two legislatures' activities. They focussed discussion on measures to further accelerate cooperation between the two legislative bodies, particularly the two parliamentarians' groups with the aim of developing the special friendship between Vietnam and Laos. The Vietnamese delegation also held working sessions with Chairman of the National Assembly's Commission for Foreign Affairs Saysomphone Phomviharn, and with leading officials from Vientiane and Luang Prabang. �**** LAOS AND MONGOLIA TO FURTHER MULTI-FACETED COOPERATION VIENTIANE, JULY 30 (KPL). The Lao and Mongolian Ministries of Foreign Affairs reaffirmed their commitments to enhance multi-faceted co-operation between the two countries at talks held yesterday in Vientiane. Heading the Lao delegation to the talks was Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Somsavat Lengsavad. The Mongolian delegation was led by Mongolian Foreign Minister Luvsanglin Erdenechuluun. The two sides highly appraised the last period of co-operation, saying that more comprehensive co-operation will be fostered. The Mongolian delegation of Foreign Affairs is scheduled to leave for home tomorrow. **** LAO MILITARY DELEGATION WRAPS UP VIET NAM VISIT �� Ha Noi, July 30 (VNA) -- A high-level military delegation of the Lao People's Army (LPA) left Ha Noi today, July 30, concluding a six-day visit to Viet Nam. �� While here, the delegation, led by Major General K. Senglathone, member of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee and Chief of the General Staff of the LPA, was received by Prime Minister Phan Van Khai, and had working sessions with a high-level military delegation of the Viet Nam People's Army. �� They also visited several military schools, the Tien Phong Division, the Military Factory 153, and the Military Command of northern Quang Ninh province.--VNA � _________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki Phone +358-40-7177941 Fax +358-9-7591081 http://www.kominf.pp.fi General class struggle news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe mails to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Geopolitical news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________
