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HCM City helps Laos with library, museum activities

Ho Chi Minh City and the Lao province of Xieng Khouang have agreed to boost friendly ties, firstly in the fields of library, museum and high-tech agriculture.
HCM City helps Laos with library, museum activities ảnh 1A corner of Xieng Khouang (Source: VNA) 
HCM City (VNA) – Ho ChiMinh City and the Lao province of Xieng Khouang have agreed to boost friendlyties, firstly in the fields of library, museum and high-tech agriculture.

During talks with authorities ofXieng Khouang province in Ho Chi Minh City on March 28, Chairman of themunicipal People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong suggested increasing visits andfacilitating cooperation between departments, agencies and businesses, particularlyin infrastructure, agriculture, tourism and trade.

Ho Chi Minh City is ready toshare experience with Xieng Khouang in developing hi-quality animal husbandrymodels, he stated.

Secretary of the provincial PartyCommittee and Governor of Xieng Khouang Somkot Mangnomek, for his part, spokehighly of effective support that Ho Chi Minh City has provided for XiengKhouang in many areas over the past years.

In the near future, Ho Chi MinhCity will assist Xieng Khouang in personnel training, museum activities andhigh-tech agriculture.

Host and guest pledged to furtherenhance bilateral friendship and cooperation, including the exchange ofdelegations, contributing to tightening the traditional friendship, specialsolidarity and comprehensive cooperation between the localities.

Following the talks, theywitnessed the signing of a memorandum of understanding on cooperation inlibrary and museum field between the municipal Department of Culture, Sportsand Tourism and the provincial Department of Information, Culture and Tourism.

Accordingly, the city will helpXieng Khouang with museum management activities, display of cultural items andartifacts featuring the history of ties between Vietnam and Laos, and betweenthe two localities in particular.-VNA
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