On the morning of November 25, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong visited and talked with staff, lecturers and students of the National University of Laos.
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General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong visited and spoke at the National University of Laos in Vientiane during his official friendship visit to the Lao PDR at the invitation of General Secretary and President of the Lao PDR Bounnhang Vorachith. |
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Many high-ranking Vietnamese officials were also present at the talk during General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong's first foreign visit after being elected General Secretary of the 12th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam. |
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Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh (left) and Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha. |
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Hundreds of students holding the national flags of Laos and Vietnam stood along the corridor of the National University of Laos to welcome General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation visiting the school. |
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The Organizing Committee said that about 1,800 students and officials, including many Vietnamese students, were present at the Hall to listen to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong speak. |
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Students of the National University of Laos applauded to welcome the General Secretary and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation. |
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At exactly 9:00 a.m., General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong began his talk with students at the National University of Laos. |
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The General Secretary's visit demonstrates the high regard of the Party, State and people of Vietnam for the special relationship and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Laos. |
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In the 2015-2016 academic year, the National University of Laos had 1,981 staff and lecturers. The total number of students studying at the school was 21,535, including 711 foreign students (over 300 Vietnamese students). |
According to VOV