Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung separately received in Hanoi on Dec. 15 Lao Health Minister Eksavang Vongvichit and Minister of Post and Telecommunications Hiem Phommachanh.

PM Dung highly valued outcomes of the talks between the two Health Ministers Eksavang Vongvichit of Laos and Nguyen Thi Kim Tien of Vietnam , saying that the two sides cooperated effectively through support and experience sharing in human resource training, disease control and provision of medical checks for people along the common border.

Minister Eksavang Vongvichit said his current visit to Vietnam aims to strengthen Vietnam-Laos special relations and ties between the two health sectors in particular.

He thanked Vietnam for its help in training medical workers for Laos .

At the reception for Minister of Post and Telecommunications Hiem Phommachanh, PM Dung highly valued cooperative agreements between the two ministries, affirming his support for their plan on sharing experiences in State management of post and telecommunications, human resource training and international cooperation in telecommunications.

Minister Hiem Phommachanh said he wishes the Vietnamese Government will continue to create conditions in cooperation between the two ministries in a deep, practical and effective manner.

He affirmed a commitment to create favourable conditions for Vietnamese firms to invest in the post and telecommunications sector in Laos. /.