Ho Chi Minh City boosts youth cooperation with Laos, Cambodia
Vice Secretary of Ho Chi Minh City’s Party Committee Tat Thanh Cang had separate meetings on September 8 with youths from Laos and Cambodia.
A youth exchange programme held in Ho Chi Minh City in April (Source: VNA)Talking to representatives from the Lao People’s Revolutionary Youth Union, Cang affirmed that Ho Chi Minh City is willing to cooperate with Lao localities, especially in sharing experience and improving the quality of young officials.
He suggested the two sides promote youth cooperation activities, including cultural exchange and voluntary activities and foster links between young entrepreneurs to contribute to the development of the two countries.
[Vietnamese, Lao, Cambodian youths seek stronger cooperation]
First Secretary of the Lao union Sonthanu Thammavong suggested that Ho Chi Minh City create favourable conditions for cooperation between Lao localities and the city, such as youth exchange and training of the Youth Union members.
At the meeting with the delegation from the Union of Youth Federations of Cambodia, Cang said that the city will support local youths to strengthen ties with Cambodian youths with the focus on voluntary and charitable activities and youth exchange.
President of the Cambodian union Hun Many noted that the Vietnam-Laos-Cambodia Youth Cooperation Conference 2017 is an important event to the three countries, marking the close cooperation of youths and good relations among the three countries. - VNA
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