Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Do Minh Tuanand Vanxay Phengsoumma, Secretary of the Party Committee and Governor of Houaphanh, sign a memorandum of cooperation in 2022 between the two provinces. Source: Thanh Hoa newspaper

A delegation from the central province of Thanh Hoa led by Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Do Minh Tuan visited and extended Bunpimay (New Year of Laos) greetings to authorities and local people in Houaphanh province of Laos from April 11-12, reported VNA.

The visit opened a series of activities to celebrate the Vietnam-Laos Friendship and Solidarity Year 2022, the 60th founding anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries, 45 years since the signing of the Vietnam-Laos Treaty of Amity and Cooperation, and 55 years of the Thanh Hoa - Houaphanh partnership.

At their talks between the Thanh Hoa delegation with their peers in Houaphanh, the two sides agreed to continue to strengthen communications and education on the traditional ties between Vietnam and Laos as well as Thanh Hoa and Houaphanh.

They concurred to encourage and create favourable conditions for businesses and investors of both sides to operate in each other’s market, while granting more scholarships to officials and students to study in each other’s country.

They will work closely together to organise joint cultural, art and tourism activities, while increasing border patrols to build a shared border of peace and stability.

On this occasion, Thanh Hoa handed over to Houaphanh four projects built at a cost of over VND 182 billion (nearly USD 8 million) of non-refundable aid from Thanh Hoa, which were constructed between 2016 and 2020.

These are all important works, contributing to improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the government agencies of Houaphanh province, and at the same time directly supporting the people of Houaphanh province, creating favorable conditions for the people of the province travel and trade with people in the border areas of Thanh Hoa; thereby, contributing to promoting the socio-economic development of the two provinces of Thanh Hoa - Houaphanh.

Representatives of the two provinces cut the ribbon and handed over Thanh Hoa projects to support Houaphanh province for construction in the 2016-2020 period. Source: Thanh Hoa newspaper

Addressing the handing-over ceremony, Tuan underlined that the four works are evidence for the close relations and solidarity between the Party Organisations, administrations and people of Thanh Hoa and Houaphanh.

He pledged that Thanh Hoa will continue to assist the Lao neighbouring province to boost socio-economic development and protect security-defence.

For his part, Vanxay Phengsoumma, Secretary of the Party Committee and Governor of Houaphanh thanked the Party Organisation, administration and people of Thanh Hoa for supporting Houaphanh in all periods, which has greatly contributed to the socio-economic development and defence-security protection of Houaphanh.

The assistance reflects the sound friendship between the two countries and between Thanh Hoa and Houaphanh in particular, he stressed.

In order to remember and deeply appreciate the contributions of President Kaysone Phomvihanet, the noble sacrifices of heroic martyrs, Vietnamese volunteers and military experts for the sake of independence and freedom of the Fatherland, for the noble international mission, Tuan, Phengsoumma and delegates of the two provinces came to offer incense and flowers at the monument of President Kaysone Phomvihanet and the monument of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who died in Laos.

Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Do Minh Tuan perform the ceremony of pouring the main column at the headquarters of the Xam Neua district Government Committee. Source: Thanh Hoa newspaper

The delegation of Thanh Hoa province attend the Bunpimay traditional new year celebration with the Party Committee, government, armed forces and people of Houaphanh province; participate in traditional cultural activities imbued with Lao cultural identity. Source: Thanh Hoa newspaper

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