The visiting delegation from the Lao National Assembly's Ethnic Affairs Committee and representatives of the Da Nang authorities pose for a group photo at their meeting. (Photo: VNA)Da Nang (VNA) – A delegationfrom the Lao National Assembly (NA)’s Ethnic Affairs Committee led by itschairman KhamchanhSotapaserth has had a working session with leaders of the central cityof Da Nang, as part of its working trip to Vietnam.
At the event, Luong Nguyen Minh Triet, Permanent Deputy Secretary of the municipal Party Committee and Chairman of the municipal People’s Council briefedthe guests on the city’s socio-economic development post COVID-19pandemic.
Currently, tourism is one of the development strengths of Da Nang. Since the beginning of this year, the city has welcomed nearly 5.4million tourists, including 1.5 million foreigners, he said on September 22.
Da Nang city is prioritising the development of fields of its strength such as seaports, logistics, information technology,communications, electronics and telecommunications and focusing on developingthe digital economy, the official noted.
Triet said that the city has cooperative relations with sevenlocalities in Laos, elaborating that the two sides have enjoyed comprehensive cooperation in all fields and regularlymaintained the exchange of delegations to help realise collaboration.
Da Nang city always pays attention to and appreciates the cooperation with localities in Laos, he continued.
For his part, Sotapaserth praised Da Nang’srecovery and development in the post-COVID-19 pandemic. He also took theopportunity to thank the city’s administration for facilitating cooperation withLao localities.
The visit willhelp connect and promote tourism and socio-economic development between the twosides, he said./.
