Key facts
- Vietnam foreign ministry spokesperson Pham Thu Hang said cooperation between countries should comply with international law.
- Hang cited the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia and the United Nations Charter as principles.
- China's defense ministry announced in September 2026 it had set up the joint training facility at Ban Keun, outside Vientiane.
Vietnam's foreign ministry said on November 5, 2026 that cooperation between countries should comply with international law and contribute to peace and stability, after China and Laos established a joint training facility in Laos.
"Vietnam always hopes Laos will develop in a peaceful, independent and self-reliant manner," foreign ministry spokesperson Pham Thu Hang told a regular press briefing in Hanoi. Hang said Vietnam believed cooperation among countries should be conducted in accordance with international law, the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia and the principles of the United Nations Charter.