The National Lao Council for Social Sciences and the Theoretical Council of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee need to work more closely, especially in organizing the 7th theoretical seminar between the Communist Party of Vietnam and the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party, a senior official said.
Chairman of the Theoretical Council of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Xuan Thang (R) welcomes Vice Chairman of the National Lao Council for Social Sciences Nam Vinhaket (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The National Lao Council for Social Sciencesand the Theoretical Council of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committeeneed to work more closely, especially in organizing the 7th theoretical seminar between the Communist Party of Vietnam and the Lao People’sRevolutionary Party, a senior official said.
Nguyen Xuan Thang, Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam CentralCommittee, Chairman of the Theoretical Council, and Director of the Ho Chi MinhNational Academy of Politics, was speaking to Nam Vinhaket, member of theCentral Committee of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and Vice Chairman ofthe National Lao Council for Social Sciences in Hanoi on November 5.
Nam Vinhaket said he is happy with the growing special solidarity between Vietnamand Laos.
He briefed his host of the cooperation between the two councils in the past andtheir cooperative programme in 2019, and pledged to work closely with the TheoreticalCouncil of Vietnam to implement cooperation agreements between the two councils.
He suggested Party leaders continue instructing the two councils toenhance their coordination, and share information, theories, experience, andscientific research outcomes in service of their countries’ development in thenew circumstance.
Thang said the visit by the Lao guest would help to step up the cooperationbetween the two councils as well as that between the two Parties and States.
He spoke highly of the results of the cooperation between the two councils andexpressed his hope that the councils will focus on bettering scientificresearch, proactively providing consultancy pertaining to theory and ideology,and actively taking part in preparing documents for each Party’s congress.
The delegation of the National Lao Council for Social Sciences paid aworking visit to Vietnam from November 1-5 under a cooperation agreement withthe Theoretical Council of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee.-VNA
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Chairman of the Theoretical Council of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Xuan Thang (R) welcomes Vice Chairman of the National Lao Council for Social Sciences Nam Vinhaket (Photo: VNA) 
