Thua Thien-Hue promotes cooperation with Laos' Savannakhet province
Secretary of the Party Committee in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue Le Truong Luu on September 5 held a working session with a high-ranking delegation of Laos' Savannakhet province led by its Governor Bounchom Oubonpaseuth.
Thua Thien-Hue (VNA) – Secretary of the Party Committee in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue Le Truong Luu on September 5 held a working session with a high-ranking delegation of Laos' Savannakhet province led by its Governor Bounchom Oubonpaseuth.
The two sides discussed socio-economic development, Party building, and government building in the two provinces as well as assessed the mid-term implementation results of their cooperation agreement for the 2022 - 2026 period.
Luu said that the relationship between Thua Thien - Hue and Lao localities, including Savannakhet, continued to be strengthened, generating practical results.
He suggested that in the coming time, the two sides will continue to implement their cooperation agreement for the 2022 – 2026 period, strengthen political and diplomatic cooperation, and improve the effectiveness of collaboration in all fields, especially tourism, trade, and investment.
He said he hoped that the two sides would effectively exploit the East-West economic corridor between Thailand, Laos and Vietnam, and consider support policies to use services at Chan May Port to diversify export goods. They should also create favourable conditions for Vietnamese workers to do business and live in Savannakhet.
For his part, the Savannakhet governor appreciated the results of friendship and cooperation between the two localities as well as the support that Thua Thien-Hue has given to Savannakhet in the past time.
He said he hopes that in the coming time, the two localities will continue to promote cooperation in various fields, particularly agricultural and rural production. He called on Vietnamese agricultural enterprises to invest in Savannakhet and strengthen links to develop tourism.
Savannakhet always provides favourable conditions for Vietnamese workers, including those from Thua Thien-Hue province, to work in the locality, he affirmed.
Under the cooperation agreement for the 2022 – 2026 period signed in December 2022, the leaders of the two provinces have strengthened leadership and direction, and assigned relevant agencies to boost cooperation in a variety of fields.
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Their cooperati꧅on in the fields of education and human resources training, culture, and health care has witnessed progress, contributing to the socioeconomic development in both locali𝓰ties. Since 2002, Thua Thien-Hue has provided Vietnamese language training and university/college courses for nearly 1,500 Lao students, including 248 from Savannakhet province./.
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