Vietnam and Laos have agreed to promote cooperation between the two
National Assembly (NA) Offices and in human resource training in the
near future.
The agreement was reached at a working
session in Vientiane on Nov. 29 between Tran Van Hang, Chairman of the
Vietnamese NA Committee for External Relations; Nguyen Hanh Phuc, Head
of the Vietnamese NA Office and their Lao counterparts Coukeo Akhamunty
and Ounkeo Vouthilath.
At the session, the two sides
said they hope the construction of a new office building for the Lao NA
Office, a gift from the Vietnamese NA to Laos , will be completed on
schedule, ready for the handover on Dec. 1 this year.
They also agreed to step up the publication of Phuthern Pasaxon magazine, the paper of the Lao NA.
The Vietnamese and Lao NA Offices reached consensus on educational
campaigns among people from all walks of life, especially the two
countries’ young generations, on the traditional friendship between the
two countries to mark the 50 th anniversary of diplomatic ties (Sept.
5) and the 35 th anniversary of the signing of Vietnam – Laos Amity and
Cooperation Treaty (July 18).
They also agreed to
host activities to mark Vietnam – Laos Friendship Year 2012, to foster
the special solidarity and develop comprehensive cooperation between the
two countries./.