The Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of the People’s Council of Thanh Hoa province, Mai Van Ninh, led a delegation to visit Houaphan province of Laos from February 21-23.

Ninh held talks with Houaphan province Party Committee Secretary Khamhung Heuangvongsi, during which both parties reviewed and spoke highly of cooperation activities between 2006-2010, especially in economics, culture, society, security and defence.

They also agreed upon the contents and joint cooperation plan from now to 2015.

On the occasion, Ninh and his Laotian counterpart attended the opening ceremony of Houaphan province’s political and administrative school with capital supplied by Thanh Hoa province.

Houaphan province also received 410,000 USD in non-refundable aid from the Ho Chi Minh City People Committee to build four bridges to facilitate transport links in the province./.