Art programme held to celebrate success of youth union's congress

An art exchange programme was held in Vientiane on December 17 to celebrate the success of the 12th National Congress of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) for the 2022-2027 tenure.
Art programme held to celebrate success of youth union's congress ảnh 1Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam presents flowers to members of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) Central Committee for the 2022-2027 tenure. (Photo: VNA)

Vientiane (VNA) - An art exchange programme washeld in Vientiane on December 17 to celebrate the success of the 12th National Congress of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) for the2022-2027 tenure.

Addressing the event, jointly organised by the HCYU in Laos and the Lao People’s Revolutionary Youth Union (LPRYU) Central Committee, Secretary of the HCYU Committee in Laos Tran Dai Thang said the art exchange programme was ameaningful event, contributing to promoting the spirit of pioneering, voluntariness and creativity as well showing the determination of union members and young people inimplementing the Resolution of the Congress.

Nouanthong Souvanvixay, Deputy Secretary of the LPRYU CentralCommittee, affirmed that the LPRYU Central Committee and the HCYU Central Committee has long-standing cooperative relations under the direction of the two Parties in linewith the policies of the two States and the wishes of their people.

Therelationship has brought about great benefits to the youth of the twocountries, reflected in the exchange of professional experience in youth-related affairs and deploying green summer volunteer movements tohelp local residents, he said.

The programme featured 15 performances praising the love for the homeland and the solidaritybetween the two countries. They were performed by Vietnamese youth union members inLaos and Lao students from the Lao National School of Arts.

Other activities held to celebrate the success of the congressinclude the organisation of a photo exhibition on the Vietnam-Laos relationshipand hand over gifts to disadvantaged children from Nguyen Du Lao-Vietnamesebilingual language school in Vientiane as well as Vietnamese and Lao workers atVietnam Rubber JSC in Champasak province./.

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