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| At the reception (Photo: VNA) |
At the meeting, the two sides informed and evaluated the achieved results in socio-economic development, Party building, and authority building of the two provinces; and results of cooperation in all fields. In particular, they emphasized the good traditional friendship between the two sides, especially in support for each other in overcoming difficulties caused by natural disasters and the pandemic.
Savannakhet Province’s Governor Santiphap Phomvihane expressed his joy and appreciation for the results of friendly cooperation between the two localities, especially in the past two years, when, even as the pandemic developed complicatedly, the two sides maintained their good traditional friendship in many flexible forms.
Emphasizing that 2022 is a special year to mark the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations and the 45th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation between Vietnam and Laos, the Governor of Savannakhet Province added he wished that in the coming time, the two localities would continue to promote cooperation in all fields to deepen the relationship in order to consolidate and cultivate the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between the two Parties and States in general and between Savannakhet Province and Thua Thien - Hue Province in particular.
Secretary of the Thua Thien - Hue Provincial Party Committee Le Truong Luu affirmed that despite difficulties due to the pandemic, with great efforts and determination, the province has basically controlled the pandemic, with tourism and services increasingly stable again; and positive socio-economic development; and increased cooperative relations with Lao provinces.
Mr. Le Truong Luu suggested that in the coming time, the two provinces should continue to promote cooperation in politics and diplomacy, improve the efficiency of cooperation in all fields; create favorable conditions to attract investment to develop the strong areas of the two localities, thereby contributing to further cultivating the strong friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between Thua Thien - Hue and Savannakhet in particular and between Vietnam and Laos in general.
He shared that at the end of August 2022, the province will send a delegation to visit and work with the southern provinces of Laos, in order to tighten the relationship between Thua Thien - Hue province and other Lao provinces; and seek to strengthen investment cooperation.
Over the past time, Thua Thien - Hue and Savannakhet have maintained and developed a special traditional relationship that is increasingly close, reliable, effective and practical in all fields. The two sides continue to direct functional sectors to closely coordinate to ensure security and order at the Vietnam - Laos border; making an important contribution to building the Vietnam - Laos border line of peace, stability, friendship, cooperation and comprehensive development. Cooperation in the fields of education and training of human resources, culture and health has made much progress, making an important contribution to the socio-economic development goals of the two localities.
Since 2002, Thua Thien - Hue province has been receiving, for training in Vietnamese and studies in universities and colleges, 1,347 Lao students, including 227 international students from Savannakhet. In the past two years, the province has organized the reception of more than 500 Lao students returning home to avoid the pandemic and return to study at educational institutions in the province, and vaccination against COVID-19 has been carried out for all Lao students./.