Dien Bien (VNA) – The northern mountainous province of Dien Bienand Thailand’s northernmost province of Chiang Rai will make a beeline for forminga cross-border tourism route from Thailand to Dien Bien via Laos whileenlarging cooperation in the fields of education, trade, investment andexport-import.
The information was heard during a meeting between Vice Chairman of the DienBien provincial People’s Committee Le Thanh Do and a Chiang Rai delegation ledby Deputy Governor Boonyavet Sripuangchai in Dien Bien on February 21.
Chiang Rai is ready to receive Dien Bien students for short-term vocationalcourses and tourism professional training, the Thai locality’s representativesaid, recommending that the Vietnamese Government set up a direct flightbetween Dien Bien and Chiang Rai to facilitate travelling.
The guests also laid stress on Chiang Rai province’s favourable policies to furthertourism cooperation between the two sides. They suggested signing agreementsand memoranda of understanding in the field to promote collaborationactivities.
Do said that the provincial authorities will entrusted relevant departments andagencies to sign cooperation agreements with Chiang Rai.-VNA