Minister-Chairman of the Government
Office Nguyen Xuan Phuc on March 4 began a three-day visit to Laos to
boost the cooperation between the two countries’ government offices.
During the visit, Minister-Chairman Phuc met with Lao Prime Minister
Bouason Bouphavanh and Vice State President Bounnhang Volachit, who
lauded the visit as a good chance for the two countries’ government
offices to share experiences and effectively implement tasks set by the
high-ranking leaders of the two Parties and two States.
According to PM Bouason Bouphavanh, in the new situation, the two
government offices should further promote their roles, thus helping
raise the comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Laos to a new
level of development.
Vice State President Bounnhang Volachit expressed his hope that the two
government offices will provide support for the two countries’
businesses.
For his part, Minister-Chairman Phuc promised that he will try his best
to strengthen the relationship between the two government offices,
thereby fostering the Vietnam-Laos special friendship and solidarity.
Earlier, the Vietnamese guests held talks with a delegation from the
Lao Government Office during which the two sides agreed to increase the
exchange of visits and experiences in their work.
Vietnam will organise short-term training courses for the Lao
Government Office’s staff as well as help Laos build a government
portal.
After the talks, the two sides signed a cooperative agreement and
attended a ceremony to hand over 60 sets of computers as gifts from
Vietnam ’s Government Office to its Lao counterpart.
On March 5, Minister-Chairman Phuc will pay a courtesy visit to Lao
Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Somsavat Lengsavad and visit the
Kaysone Phomvihane Museum and the memorial site of President
Souphanouvong./.