At the working session between General Secretary of the Vietnamese National Assembly Bui Van Cuong and Secretary General of the Lao NA Pingkham Lasasimma (Photo: quochoi.vn) At the session, Cuong congratulated and praised the preparation by Laos for the first Cambodia - Laos - Vietnam (CLV) Parliamentary Summit, with a practicalagenda that demonstrates the roles and responsibilities of the threeparliaments in promoting the comprehensive collaboration among the three countries.
Pingkham, for his part, thanked the Vietnamese NA Secretariat and NA Office for assisting the Lao NA Secretariat in preparing for the summit, expressing hishope to receive further assistance from Vietnam so that the country can wellprepare for the 45th ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-45) in2024.
He suggested Vietnam study the opening of Vietnamese language classes in Laos, and continue tosupport the nation with the communications work for the NA’s activities.
The two officials expressed their delight at the robust relations between thetwo parliaments and their Secretariats and Offices in the past time, with the effective implementation of agreements signed during the official visit toLaos by NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue in 2022.
They discussed cooperation between the two NA Secretariats and Offices in thecoming time, including coordination to organise AIPA-45 and severalconferences in Laos in 2024.
They reached consensus that together with the establishment of the CLVParliamentary Summit – the highest level of cooperation mechanism among thethree parliaments, the three NA Secretariats and Offices should bolstercollaboration, enhance mutual understanding and trust, while sharing experiencewith and giving advisory to each other to carry out the outcomes of the summit,as well as cooperative activities of the three parliament in a timely andeffective way.
On this occasion, Cuong presented a gift from the Vietnamese NA to its Lao counterpart./.
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