Hanoi (VNA), April 22 -- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a working session with his Lao counterpart Sonexay Siphandone , who is in Hanoi to attend the ASEAN Future Forum, on April 22.

PM Chinh congratulated his guest on the Bunpimay traditional New Year Festival of Laos and thanked the latter for accepting the invitation to participate in and address the forum.

Appreciating the host leader's invitation to attend the ASEAN Future Forum, the Lao PM highly valued PM Chinh's initiative to organise the event, which attracts representatives of regional and global governments, scholars, and researchers, reflects Vietnam's active and practical contributions to the ASEAN Community, and also helps promote the country's role and stature in the ...