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| Nguyen Tien Hai (R), Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of the People’s Council of Ca Mau province, and Vanxay Phongsavan, Secretary of the Party Committee and Governor of Khammouane province, at the meeting on January 5 (Photo: VNA) |
On January 5, in Ca Mau province, a high-ranking delegation of Khammouane province led by Secretary of the Party Committee and Governor of Khammouane province paid a visit and Tet greetings to the province.
Secretary of the Ca Mau Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Council Nguyen Tien Hai said that in the post-COVID-19 pandemic, Khammouane province in particular and Laos in general had overcome difficulties and regained growth momentum, especially tourism activities, budget revenue, and increased per capita income.
He informed the Lao delegation of the outstanding and comprehensive socio-economic development results of the locality in 2022; and shared about the potential and advantages that the locality has strengths such as agriculture and fisheries.
Mr. Nguyen Tien Hai emphasized that the 16th Party Congress of Ca Mau province identified three breakthroughs, focusing on promoting infrastructure development, especially transport infrastructure; administrative reform; and human resource development.
With that orientation, Ca Mau actively invites and attracts potential investors to implement large-scale projects to promote comprehensive local development.
Since 2014, the two localities have had high-level signing minutes for cooperation and development. In the period from 2019-2023, each year, Ca Mau supports Khammouane province with VND1 billion to train cadres. After 2023, Ca Mau commits to continue a support plan in the next period.
At the meeting, Governor of Khammouane province Vansay Phongsavan shared that the visit was an opportunity for the delegation to learn and exchange experiences in the field of socio-economic development and investment attraction of Ca Mau province in the past time; and further tighten the relationship between the two Parties, the two States and the people of the two countries. In particular, the relationship between Ca Mau province and Kham Muon province is a valuable asset, a favorable condition for the two localities to continue to open up opportunities to learn, cooperate and develop together.
The Governor of Khammouane province congratulated Ca Mau province on its great achievements in recent years; highly appreciated and was very impressed with the rapid, strong and sustainable development momentum of the province.
He expressed that Khammouane province wishes to learn information, have the opportunity to promote cooperation in all fields, especially focusing on cooperation in areas where the two sides have strengths in agriculture-forestry, tourism development and energy.
At the exchange, leaders of the two provinces of Ca Mau and Khammouane highly agreed on many important contents; while he said that the potential and room for development cooperation in many fields between the two localities is still very large.
The two provinces’ leaders added that Ca Mau and Khammouane will step up popularising each other’s images and create the best possible conditions for bilateral investment and overall cooperation, thereby further strengthening their friendship in the future./.