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Lao delegation visits Bac Ninh province

Politburo member and head of the Lao Party Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations Thoonglun Sisoulith led a high-ranking delegation to tour the northern province of Bac Ninh on March 6 as part of their on-going working visit to Vietnam.
Politburo member and head of the Lao Party Central Committee’sCommission for External Relations Thoonglun Sisoulith led a high-rankingdelegation to tour the northern province of Bac Ninh on March 6 as partof their on-going working visit to Vietnam.

During hisworking session with the delegation, Secretary of Bac Ninh provincialParty Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee NguyenNhan Chien briefed the guests on the locality’s prominent achievementsin socio-economic development, especially its industrialisation effortand policies to attract foreign investment.

He affirmed that thetraditional relationship between Vietnam and Laos – and Bac Ninh andLao localities in particular – is continuously strengthened.

As part of the cooperation framework with Laos’ Houaphan province, BacNinh has provided assistance worth 16 billion VND (750,000 USD) to SamNeua district for the construction of schools, Chien said.

As many as 15 Lao students have been sent to study in Bac Ninh Pedagogy College.

Forhis part, Thoonglun Sisulith, who is also Deputy Prime Minister andForeign Minister of Laos, hailed Bac Ninh’s recent successes and thankedthe Vietnamese locality for the support to its Lao counterparts,especially Houaphan.

He expressed his hope that Bac Ninh will continue cooperating with and offering assistance to his country in the coming time.

Onthe occasion, the Lao delegation visited Do Temple in Tu Son town, PhatTich pagoda in Tien Du district and Samsung Company in Yen PhongIndustrial Park.-VNA
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