The Vietnam-Laos Friendship Association in Vietnam’s northern mountainous province of Thai Nguyen on October 26 held its third congress, with the participation of 250 delegates representing more than 13,000 members of the association.
Special relations between the Vietnamese and Lao Parties, States and people have laid a foundation for the existence and development of the revolutions in each nation, said a Lao leader.
A Vietnamese delegation led by deputy head of the Party Central Committee’s Organisation Commission and Chairman of the Central Committee of Vietnam – Laos Friendship Organisation Tran Van Tuy met Lao leaders in Vientiane on May 31, as part of their ongoing visit from May 30 – June 3.
People-to-people diplomacy has contributed to tightening solidarity between the two countries, heard a conference in the northern province of Thai Nguyen on April 9.
An arts programme was held at the Vietnam-Laos international cemetery in Anh Son district, central Nghe An province, on January 21 to mark 70 years of the two countries’ combat alliance.
Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City Huynh Cach Mang on August 29 urged the Vietnam-Laos Friendship Association (VLFA)’s HCM City chapter and the Laos-Vietnam Friendship Association (LVFA) to increase cooperation programmes and activities.
Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan had a meeting with a delegation from the Laos-Vietnam Friendship Association, led by its President Vilayvong Bouddakham, in the city on August 24.
The Vietnam-Laos Friendship Association of northern Thai Nguyen province on April 9 hosted a celebration of the traditional New Year Festival of Laos – Bunpimay – for Lao students in the province.
The Vietnam-Laos Friendship Association of Laos’ capital city of Vientiane has offered gifts to locals in localities in the central region that affected by the storms and floods that occurred in 2017.
General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and President of Laos Bounnhang Vorachith and the Lao high-ranking delegation left the central province of Nghe An on December 21 and concluded the official friendly visit to Vietnam from December 19-21.
Lao Party chief Bounnhang Vorachith has hailed the significance of cooperation between Vietnam-Laos and Laos-Vietnam Friendship Associations to the special relationship between the two countries.
Quang Nam province hosted a Vietnam-Laos friendship exchange on September 28 to mark the 55th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties and 40 years since the signing of the Vietnam-Laos Friendship and Cooperation Agreement.
The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO), the Vietnam-Laos Friendship Association and its chapters at all levels will continue trying their utmost to nurture the friendship and special solidarity between the two countries, said a VUFO official.
Party General Secretary and President of Laos Bounnhang Volachith has spoke highly of the role of the Vietnam-Laos Friendship Association in organising people-to-people exchange activities.
The Vietnam–Laos Friendship Association of the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long will focus on organising exchange and cooperation activities to strengthen the traditional friendship and mutual understanding between the Lao people and locals in Vinh Long.
Chairwoman of the Lao National Assembly (NA) Pany Yathotou and a parliamentary delegation wrapped up on March 10 the official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of her counterpart Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.
The Vietnam – Laos Friendship Association will continue to work closely with the Laos-Vietnam Friendship Association to promote friendship exchange activities, said VLFA Chairman Tran Van Tuy.
The increasing people-to-people exchanges will help Vietnamese and Lao young generations understand deeply about the special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries.
The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations and Ho Chi Minh City’s Vietnam-Laos Friendship Association on November 30 held a meeting to mark the 41st anniversary of Laos’ National Day (December 2).
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