Vietnamese, Lao provinces step up multifaceted cooperation

Leaders of the central province of Thua Thien-Hue and the Lao province of Sekong signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in various fields during their talks in Hue city on August 9.
Vietnamese, Lao provinces step up multifaceted cooperation ảnh 1At the talks (Source: VNA)
ThuaThien – Hue (VNA) – Leaders of the central province of Thua Thien-Hueand the Lao province of Sekong signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperationin various fields during their talks in Hue city on August 9. 

Accordingly,the two sides will facilitate the exchange of regular high-level visits. In thenear future, Thua Thien-Hue province will help Sekong with short-term trainingcourses on Party building and share its operation experience of the People’sCouncil.

Theywill continue raising public awareness of strictly implementing an agreement onVietnam-Laos land border and border gate management regulations, and a Protocolon Vietnam-Laos borderline and border markers.

ThuaThien-Hue and Sekong provinces will continue effectively deploy a model ofvillage-village twinning relations in border areas and assisting local firms intrade promotion activities held in each locality.

Thetwo provinces will jointly hold cultural exchanges and boost educational andhealth cooperation, under which Thua Thien-Hue will provide 10 fullscholarships each year for Sekong students and offering health checks-up toresidents in border areas. Sekong will help Thua Thien-Hue enterprises seekbusiness opportunities in Ka Lum district.

Overthe past years, Thua Thien-Hue and Sekong have regularly held friendly visits,unearthed and repatriated remains of Vietnamese soldiers, experts and voluntarysoldiers who sacrificed in Laos during the war.

Since2002, Thua Thien-Hue has created favourable conditions for 110 Lao students tostudy at local universities and colleges. Since 2009, the Vietnamese localityhas annually offered 10 full scholarships to Sekong students.

Thua Thien-Hue also donated some 8.8 billion VND tohelp Sekong build a bridge, a primary school, seven houses and a clean watersystem in Ka Lum district.-VNA
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