Ms. Vilavone Phanthavong (Photo: VOV) Ms. Vilavone Phanthavong, Deputy Head of the Lao Revolutionary People’s Party Commission on Popularization and Training, made the statement during a recent meeting to prepare activities marking the Vietnam – Laos, Laos – Vietnam Friendship and Solidarity Year 2022. Addressing the meeting, Ms. Vilavone Phanthavong said that the meeting approved a resolution establishing a specialized committee; plans to celebrate the Year of Solidarity and Friendship between Laos and Vietnam 2022; the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations (September 5, 1962 - September 5, 2022) and the 45th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation (July 18, 1977 - July 18, 2022). Accordingly, the Lao Revolutionary People’s Party Commission on Popularization and Training identified 10 major activities, including drafting documents to organize talks on traditional Laos-Vietnam relations for departments and localities across the country; organizing a