Vietnam and Laos will spare noeffort to foster their traditional friendship, special solidarity andcomprehensive cooperation.

The statement were made by General Secretary of the Lao People’sRevolutionary Party and State President Choummaly Sayasone during hismeeting with Ho Duc Viet, a Politburo member, Secretary of the CommunistParty of Vietnam Central Committee (CPVCC) and Head of the CPVCCOrganisation Commission in Vientiane on May 19.

During the meeting, Viet praised the decision by the Party, State andpeople of Laos to build a memorial area of President Ho Chi Minh intheir country, stressing that the project is a vivid manifestation ofthe Vietnam-Laos special relations and a respect for President Ho ChiMinh.

He thanked Laos for hosting a series of celebrations of the 120thbirthday of Uncle Ho and sending a high-level delegation to Vietnamto attend a recent workshop on heritages of President Ho Chi Minh.

He spoke highly of the achievements recorded by the Lao people intheir renewal process and national defence and construction.

President Choummaly Sayasone hailed President Ho Chi Minh’s greatcontributions to the revolutionary cause of the Party and people ofLaos, as well as founding and fostering the two countries’ specialrelations.

Later the same day, Ho Duc Viet and his delegation and a Lao delegationheaded by Bounnhang Volachit, Politburo member, Vice State President ofLaos, attended a ground-breaking ceremony of the President Ho Chi Minhmemorial area in Xiengvang village, Nongbouk district of Khammouaneprovince.

The 1.51 hectare project includes a memorial house, a showroom and otherfacilities./.