Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (L) meets with General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith in Tianjin, China on September 1. Photo: VNA

Examining in-depth areas of cooperation, the two leaders agreed to boost the implementation of what were achieved at recent high-level visits; expand the list of preferential tariffs; promote border trade infrastructure connectivity; and enhance cooperation in mineral exploration and survey, information technology, telecommunications, and digital transformation.

The two sides pledged to continue to coordinate and support each other at multilateral forums, especially cooperation within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the United Nations.