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Vietnam-Laos culture, sports and tourism festival kicks off

The second culture, sports and tourism festival in the Vietnam-Laos border area kicked off in the northern mountainous province of Son La on July 5 evening.
Vietnam-Laos culture, sports and tourism festival kicks off ảnh 1Art performance at the festival's opening ceremony (Source: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The second culture, sports and tourism festival in the Vietnam-Laos borderarea kicked off in the northern mountainous province of Son La on July 5evening.

Addressing the opening ceremony, VietnameseMinister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Nguyen Ngoc Thien, stressed that theevent celebrates not only the 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomaticrelations between Vietnam and Laos, but also the 40th anniversaryof the signing of the bilateral Treaty on Amity and Cooperation as well as towelcome the Year of the Vietnam-Laos Solidarity and Friendship 2017.

“The event affirms the long-standing traditional friendship andcomprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Laos in a more developed,practical and effective way that meets the aspirations of the two people, forpeace, stability, cooperation and development in the region and the world,”Thien said.

Chairwoman of the Vietnam’s National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Nganand her Lao counterpart Pany Yathotou, together with officials from bothcountries and representatives of nine provinces in Vietnam and 10provinces in Laos that share the border attended the ceremony.

The 10 provinces bordering Laos include Dien Bienand Son La in the north, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri, ThuaThien-Hue and Quang Nam in the central region and the Central Highlandsprovince of Kon Tum.-VNA

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