On December 10, the Vietnamese delegation had a working session with a delegation of the Laos-Vietnam Friendship Association, headed by its President Somkot Mangnomek, where they reviewed friendship activities over the past two years.

In the reviewed period, the two associations have organised a lot of major events including exchanges of Vietnamese former voluntary soldiers and experts returning to Laos and Lao officials’ visit to Vietnam to mark the celebration of the 100^th anniversary of Laos late President Souphanouvong.

Both associations pledged to continue boosting cooperation between the two countries in economics, politics, culture, sports, science and technology.

The same day, the Vietnamese delegation was also received by the President of the Lao Front for National Construction, Sisavath Keobouphanh, and the Chairman of the National Assembly, Thongsing Thammavong. 

Both sides agreed to hold numerous activities in 2010 including the celebration of the 35^th anniversary of victory over the US Empire, the 65^th National day of Vietnam and 35^th National Day of Laos, the 120^th birthday of late President Ho Chi Minh, the 90^th birthday of late President Kaysone Phomvihane, the millennial anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi, the 450^th founding anniversary of Vientiane, the 80^th anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam and the 55^th anniversary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party.