The signing of cooperation agreements between the two localities (Source: VNA) QuangBinh (VNA) – Officials of the central province of Quang Binh and theLao province of Savannakhet on October 12 agreed to promote cooperation intrade, investment, and tourism, as well as to work closely in educating the twocountries’ peoples on their bilateral friendship and special solidarity.
They reached the agreement during their talks in Quang Binh held as part of theworking visit to Quang Binh by a high-ranking delegation from Savannakhet’s ledby Governor Santiphap Phomvihane.
At the event, representatives from the two localities also signed several cooperationagreements.
The two sides informed each other of their respective socio-economic developments,defence-security situation, and party-building progress; while reviewing the implementationof contents in the minutes of the talks signed on September 26, 2016 inSavannakhet.
They agreed to continue coordination in building NationalRoad 9B from Quang Binh to Savannakhet’s Chutmut-Lavin.
Quang Binh will help Savannakhet train 20 students each year in educationestablishments in the Vietnamese locality over the academic years of 2018-2019and 2019-2020.
The two provinces will continue to maintain rotational exchanges between theirborder working missions and border protection and management forces in order tosoundly address issues related to border work in line with the Vietnam-Laos agreementon border regulations.
They will also regularly share information concerning border management andprotection, especially in thwarting reactionaries’ plots to sabotage and splitthe Vietnam-Laos solidarity; and in preventing drug trafficking, smuggling, andtransport of firearms and explosives, as well as illegal crossings.
On the occasion, on behalf of the Lao President and Prime Minister, Santiphap Phomvihane presented the first-class Labour Orderto Quang Binh authorities; as well as the second-class Freedom Order to HoangDang Quang, Secretary of the Quang Binh province’s Party Committee. He alsohonoured other officials of the Vietnamese locality.
Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Quang presented certificatesof merit from the Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee to three organisationsand six individuals who made great contributions to building and developing thefriendship and cooperation between the two localities.–VNA
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