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Vietnamese Government Office officials visit Laos

Prime Minister of Laos Thongsinh Thammavong received a delegation from the Vietnamese Government Office led by its Minister-Chairman Nguyen Van Nen on April 17.
Prime Minister of LaosThongsinh Thammavong received a delegation from the VietnameseGovernment Office led by its Minister-Chairman Nguyen Van Nen on April17.

At the meeting in Vientiane, Nen briefed the Lao PM of theoutcomes of the talks between the two Government Offices as well astheir cooperation over the recent past, especially the Vietnameseoffice’s assistance to its Lao counterpart to create a website for theLao Government. 

In 2015, the two sides will continue toincrease the sharing of information, delegation exchanges, and personneltraining and help upgrade the Lao Government’s website into a portal. 

The Lao leader valued progress in the cooperation between thetwo offices over the past time and thanked the Vietnamese GovernmentOffice for its support for the operation of its Lao counterpart. 

He also expressed his hope that the two offices will further enhancetheir connection and gradually raise the quality of their works, withthe aim of building a modern administrative system to serve thedevelopment of each country.-VNA

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