Vietnamese Ambassador to China, Nguyen Van Tho, expressed his pleasure at new steps of development in the Vietnam-Laos relations of friendship and comprehensive cooperation, and his hope that bilateral relations would further develop for the mutual benefit of the two countries’ people, peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region.

Participants had a chance to taste traditional Vietnamese dishes, such as sticky rice square cakes, pork pies and spring rolls and enjoyed music and dance performances in praise of the Vietnam-Laos special relationship.