NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan shakes hands with her Lao counterpart Pany Yathotou in Hanoi on March 5 (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Chairwoman of the Lao National Assembly Pany Yathotouhas lauded Vietnam’s organisation of the second DPRK-USA Summit, which, shesaid, contributed to building peace in the region and the world and improvingthe country’s role and position in the international arena.
Yathotou, who is on aworking visit to Vietnam, made the praise at a meeting with her Vietnamesecounterpart Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan in Hanoi on March 5.
She told the host thather working visit to Vietnam this time is a chance for both sides to review theimplementation of the two legislatures’ memorandum of understanding oncooperation over the past two years.
The visit is thefollow-up of the meeting between the two Political Bureaus, and the 41st session of the Vietnam-Laos Inter-Governmental Committee co-chaired by the two PrimeMinisters at the beginning of 2019.
Through high-levelmeetings and visits, collaboration between localities and joint conferences,Laos has received support and learnt from experience of Vietnam’s NationalAssembly and localities, thus helping improve the quality of its operations aswell as inspection over the implementation of socio-economic development plansand law enforcement of the legislative body and People’s Councils of Laos, shestated.
The Lao top legislatorthanked the Vietnamese Party, State and people for the gift of a new officebuilding for the Lao National Assembly, adding that the project is being constructedon schedule.
Congratulating Laos onits great achievements in all aspects, Ngan voiced her belief that under thesound leadership of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, the direction of theGovernment, and the supervision of the National Assembly, Lao people will reapmore fruits and successfully fulfill targets set in the 10th National Party Congress’s resolution and the 2016-2020 socio-economicdevelopment plan.
Regarding the partnership between the twoNAs, the Vietnamese top legislator agreed with her Lao counterpart’s proposalthat the two sides continue maintaining visits by high-ranking leaders andprofessional agencies of both sides, while increasing the sharing ofinformation as well as collaboration in dealing with arising problems.
The two sides agreed that the two legislativebodies will strengthen the supervision over the implementation of signedagreements between the two governments, ministries, sectors and localities,including agreements inked during the recent visit to Laos by Party GeneralSecretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong, while completing the legal corridorto facilitate the realization of bilateral deals.
NA Chairwoman Ngan thanked the Lao NA forsupporting Vietnam in hosting a number of regional and international forums andmeetings in 2020, asking for Laos’s coordination with Vietnam when the countrytake up the role of ASEAN Chair and AIPA President in 2020.
She expressed her delight at the fruitfulresults of the joint supervision activities of the two NAs, suggesting that thetwo sides work closely in facilitating the partnership among border localitiesof Vietnam and Laos, ensuring border security and managing migrants in borderareas.
The Vietnamese NA Chairwoman underlinedthat the construction of the new office building for the Lao NA is an importantproject for both Parties, States and peoples, pledging that the Vietnamese NAwill continue coordinating with the Lao side to ensure its quality andprogress.
At the working session, Ngan and PanyYathotou discussed the joint supervision over the implementation of theagreement on the settlement of free migration and undocumented marriage inborder areas of Vietnam and Laos in 2019.
Lauding the results of a conference held bythe Lao NA delegation and Hanoi authorities on March 5 to share experience inoperations of local government, NA Chairwoman Ngan proposed that in the comingtime, the two sides will continue exchanging experience in the operation ofPeople’s Councils.
Ngan also suggested establishing a jointworking group to monitor activities of border gates between the two countriesto remove obstacles for trade between Vietnam and Laos.-VNA
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