Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, President of the Cambodian Senate Samdech Say Chhum and Deputy Prime Minister-cum-Minister of the Royal Palace Samdech Kong Som Ol on July 22 cut the ribbon to inaugurate a Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Monument in Preah Sihanouk province. This is part of the Vietnamese Party Chief's State visit to Cambodia from July 20-22 at the invitation of Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni. Photo: Tri Dung / VNA

Vietnam always treasures and wants to further develop its traditional friendship and cooperation with Bangladesh, President Tran Dai Quang told Speaker of the Parliament of Bangladesh Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury during a reception in Hanoi on July 21.Photo: Nhan Sang/vna

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong began his State-level visit to Cambodia on July 20 at the invitation of King Norodom Sihamoni. On the same day, an official welcome ceremony was held for the Vietnamese Party leader and the two sides held talks at the Royal Palace in Cambodia’s capital city Phnom Penh. Photo: Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong holds talks with Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni. Photo: Tri Dung / VNA

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong arrived at Pochentong airport in Cambodia’s capital city Phnom Penh on July 20 morning, beginning a State-level visit to Cambodia from July 20-22 at the invitation of King Norodom Sihamoni. The visit, the second state-level visit to the neighbouring nation by the Party leader, is to mark the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties (June 24) and in the context of sound overall relations.Photo: Tri Dung

Laos’s National Golden Order and Issara Order (first class) were conferred on Vietnamese Party and State leaders at a ceremony in Hanoi on July 18 on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Laos and 40 years of the signing of the Vietnam-Laos Treaty of Amity and Cooperation. In the photo: Laos Vice President Phankham Viphavan (2nd R) poses for a photo with Vietnamese leaders at the ceremony. Photo: Nhan Sang / VNA