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Vietnam-Laos Friendship Association set up in Vinh Long

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.
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Vinh Long (VNA) – TheVietnam–Laos Friendship Association of the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long willfocus on organising exchange and cooperation activities to strengthen the traditionalfriendship and mutual understanding between the Lao people and locals in VinhLong.

The target was set at the association’sfirst congress on April 21, during which it pledged to support cooperationactivities in economy, trade, science-technology, education-training, culture,sports and tourism between organisations, individuals and businesses of the twosides.

The association will alsocoordinate with relevant agencies of both nations to assist expats in Laos whocame from Vinh Long.

Addressing the event, Vice Chairmanof the provincial People’s Committee Lu Quang Ngoi suggested that theassociation pay more attention to promoting people-to-people exchanges betweenVinh Long and Laos, while helping bolster bilateral socio-economic partnershipand connect businesses, students, labourers of the two sides.

Since Vietnam and Laos set upbilateral ties in 1962 and signed the Treaty on Amity and Cooperation (TAC) in1997, the two nations have exerted great efforts to foster their friendship, specialsolidarity and comprehensive cooperation in various fields from politics,diplomacy, economy, culture and society.

Meanwhile, Vinh Long inked a cooperationagreement on socio-economic development with Xiengkhuang province of Laos in2011. So far, Vinh Long has donated nearly 4.5 billion VND to build a kindergartenand irrigation works in Xiengkhouang. Currently, the province is hosting 18students from Xiengkhouang province.

At the congress, a 14-memberexecutive committee of the association for the 2017-2022 tenure was elected,with Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Council as its president.-VNA
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