PANO – The visiting delegation of young Vietnamese officers continued to carry out activities within the framework of the Vietnam-Laos young officer exchange in Laos. On September 30, young Vietnamese officers arrived in Khammouan province and exchanged with local troops and people. At the provincial military command, the visiting delegation was warmly welcomed by province’s military and civilian leaders and was briefed on the command’s organization, staff, functions and tasks as well as its traditions and results of its task performance. Stationed in a border province, the provincial military command is charged with protecting the borderline, ensuring security and social safety in the locality and promoting cooperation with its Vietnamese counterpart across the border. The Khammouan Provincial Military Command and Vietnam’s Quang Binh Provincial Military Command has twinned since 1988, and they have organized a large number of friendly exchanges, activities of … [Read more...] about Young Vietnamese officers visit Lao border province of Khammouan
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Deputy PM visits Laos, ups relations
Deputy PM visits Laos, ups relations (23-07-2008) HA NOI — Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung, chairman of Viet Nam's Committee for Viet Nam-Laos Co-operation, began his working visit to Laos on Monday in order to boost trade and investment between the two countries. At a meeting between Deputy PM Hung and his Lao counterpart Somsavat Lengsavat, the two sides listened to the report on the mid-term meeting of the Viet Nam-Laos Co-operation Committee. The mid-term meeting took place over the weekend, assessing the implementation of the bilateral co-operation agreement in the first six months of 2008, and presenting ways to foster the agreement in the second half. The two sides agreed to entrust the two Ministries of Industry and Trade to instruct and urge ministries, sectors, localities and businesses within the two countries to realise the approved plan with a view of gaining a two-way trade turnover of US$1 billion by 2010. The two Ministries of Planning and Investment were … [Read more...] about Deputy PM visits Laos, ups relations
PM visits Laos’ Houaphanh province
At a meeting with Houaphanh key leaders, Dung spoke highly of the friendship and co-operative ties between the province and Vietnamese localities, especially Son La, Thanh Hoa and Nghe An provinces, which border Houaphanh. Dung said he hoped the special ties, which cover various fields such as security, defence, economics, culture, education and health, will continue developing in the coming time. Vietnam will pay due attention to implementing an agreement inked by the two Governments on the 2020 Vietnam-Laos co-operation strategy in Houaphanh and Xieng Khouang, added Dung. Khamhung Huongvongsi, Houaphanh's Party Secretary and Governor, expressed his gratitude for the support and assistance the Party, Government and people of Vietnam have provided to the province. He briefed Dung on his province's potential and a number of important projects to be carried out in the coming time, and pledged to try his best to contribute to strengthening the special friendship between the two … [Read more...] about PM visits Laos’ Houaphanh province
Vietnam President visits Laos to fortify multi-faceted ties
Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang started a three-day State visit to neighboring Laos Thursday to further strengthen the multi-faceted relationship and cooperation between the two countries. The visit is at the invitation of Lao Party General Secretary and State President Choummaly Sayasone. Right after the welcoming ceremony in Vientiane, the Vietnamese President held talks with his Lao Party leader and President Choummaly Sayasone. The two sides reiterated that they always give priority to fortifying and strengthening the relationship, considering it a precious asset that should be preserved and passed to future generations. The two sides agreed to raise bilateral trade to US$2 billion by 2015, expecting this year's number to be US$1 billion. After the talks, Mr. Sang and Mr. Choummaly Sayasone witnessed the signing of various documents on cooperation. They included a 2012 cooperation plan between the two education ministries, a protocol on training cooperation between … [Read more...] about Vietnam President visits Laos to fortify multi-faceted ties
Vietnamese President visits Laos’ Champasak province
On February 10, State President Truong Tan Sang and his delegation visited Champasak province and the Vietnam-Laos Rubber Joint Stock Company, and attended the inauguration of the Paksong radio and television station. On arrival in the province, President Sang and his entourage were warmly welcomed by the administration and people of Champasak with flags and flowers. Immediately after leaving the airport, Mr Sang visited the rubber latex factory of the Vietnam-Laos Rubber Joint Stock Company – the first such international investment of the Vietnam Rubber Industry Group. The operation of the facility with a capacity of 24,000 tonnes per year will help process rubber products on site, from a project planting 10,000 hectares of rubber. President Sang praised the company’s investment in Laos which has created higher income and more jobs for hundreds of Lao workers and contributed to reducing poverty in the project area. Next, Mr Sang attended the inauguration of the … [Read more...] about Vietnamese President visits Laos’ Champasak province