HCM City tightens relations with Lao province of Xiengkhouang

6/29/2017 - 5:03:06 PM

Ho Chi Minh City will coordinate with Lao localities, including Xiengkhouang province, to well organise events celebrating the 55th founding anniversary of diplomatic ties and 40 years since the signing of the Vietnam-Laos Treaty on Amity and Cooperation, a local official said.

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Vice Secretary of the HCM city Party Committee Vo Thi Dung made the affirmation during her reception for Vice Secretary of the Party Committee of Xiengkhouang province Uthen Masisonsay the city on May 26.

Dung said she was delighted to see that projects built with funding donated by HCM City have been used effectively by Xiengkhouang, contributing to the enhancement of the traditional friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between the two nations, including long-lasting relations between the two localities.

She also asked Xiengkhouang province’s administration to work closely with HCM City to well deploy communication campaigns, exchange programmes and exhibitions, among others the upcoming major events.

Meanwhile, Uthen Masisonsay thanked HCM City for its support in infrastructure development, agricultural production, and personnel training, saying that valuable assistance from the city has helped Xiengkhouang fulfil its socio-economic and cultural development.

She took this occasion to invite HCM City officials to attend friendship exchanges and other activities hosted by Xiengkhouang to celebrate the 55th founding anniversary of diplomatic ties and the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Vietnam-Laos Treaty on Amity and Cooperation.

Source: VNA

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