A memorandum of understanding on the work was inkedby the HCM City Department of Information and Communication and theVientiane Department of Post and Telecommunications during an ongoingvisit of HCM City officials.
On August 13, Vice Chairman of theHCM City People’s Committee Le Manh Ha met with Secretary of theVientiane Party Committee and Mayor Soukan Mahalath.
Ha toldthe host that he and his entourage had a working session with officialsfrom StaTelecom Unitel, a joint venture between Vietnam’s military-runtelecom group -Viettel and the Lao Asia Telecom.
They also presented scholarships to Vientiane students, he said.
Soukan Mahalath spoke highly of HCM City’s support for the Laocapital city over the past years, especially in the fields oftelecommunications and personnel training.
Vientiane is makingall-out efforts to fulfil the set targets, including those for thedevelopment of information technology, he said.
He expressedhis hope that the two sides will step up their cooperation and createfavourable conditions to facilitate the implementation of jointprojects, contributing to nurturing the Vietnam-Laos relationship.-VNA