Prime Minister meets with Lao, Philippine leadersPrime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had a cordial meeting with Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith of Laos in Vientiane on September 6 prior to the opening session of the 28th and 29th ASEAN Summits and related meetings. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Lao counterpart Thongloun SisoulithPM Phuc reasserted Vietnam’s support for Laos’s ASEAN Presidency after speaking highly of the country’s successful organisations of a host of activities of the bloc. The leaders showed their delight at the growing bilateral ties and agreed to ratchet up measures to optimise economic cooperation. Following the opening session, PM Phuc had a meeting with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, the first ever of the two leaders. PM Phuc invited President Duterte to visit Vietnam and the Philippine President accepted the invitation with pleasure.

Source: VietNamNet News September 07, 2016 02:26 UTC