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PM lauds Vietnam- Laos cooperation in home affairs

Sound collaboration between the Vietnamese and Lao ministries of home affairs has contributed to fostering the two countries’ friendship, stated Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
PM lauds Vietnam- Laos cooperation in home affairs ảnh 1Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) shakes hands with Lao Minister of Home Affairs Khamman Sounvileuth (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Soundcollaboration between the Vietnamese and Lao ministries of home affairs hascontributed to fostering the two countries’ friendship, stated Prime Minister NguyenXuan Phuc.

He made the remark at a reception for Lao Ministerof Home Affairs Khamman Sounvileuth in Hanoi on September 29.

The PM recommended both agencies learn fromeach other and from other countries in building a lean government apparatustoward cutting quantity of personnel for better quality.

Vietnam is working to scale down thegovernment workforce, improve public agencies’ operation, and crack down onwrongdoings among public servants, the PM added, saying Vietnam’s experiencefrom the work could be useful to Laos.

He affirmed Vietnam is willing to assistLaos in human resources training, particularly in receiving Lao students tostudy and do research in the country.

Phuc urged the two ministries to continuetheir practical engagements and directed other Vietnamese agencies to boostexperience exchanges with their Lao counterparts.

For his part, Minister Khamman Sounvileuth saidhis ministry wants to learn from the organisation of state apparatus andadministrative system in Vietnam.

He asked for further help from theVietnamese Government and Ministry of Home Affairs, noting that theirassistance so far has contributed significantly to effective performance of hisagency in the past time.-VNA
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