Chairman of the People’s Committee of HCM City Nguyen Thanh Phong (right) on August 22 received Chief of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party Central Committee’s Office Khamphanh Phommathat. (Photo: SGGP)HCM City (VNA) – Chairman of thePeople’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City Nguyen Thanh Phong on August 22 receivedPolitburo member, Chief of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) CentralCommittee’s Office Khamphanh Phommathat who has been on a working visit toVietnam.
Welcoming the LPRP Central Committee’sOffice delegation, Phong said the visit will help boost cooperation between HCMCity and Lao cities and provinces.
The city has carried out a wide range ofcooperation and friendship activities with Lao localities, thus deepeningrelations between Vietnam and Laos, he said, adding that celebrations have beenheld in the city to mark the 55thanniversary of Vietnam-Laos diplomatic ties (September 5) and 40 yearssince the signing of the Vietnam-Laos Treaty of Amity and Cooperation (July18).
The events havecontributed to the enhancement of mutual understanding and friendship betweenthe people of HCM City and Laos, the chairman noted.
For his part,Phommathat informed Phong of the results of his working visit to Vietnam,especially the successful talks between the Offices of the Central Committeesof the LPRP and the Communist Party of Vietnam.
He thanked thecity for its support to Lao localities in recent years and hoped that the citywill exchange experience in management with Laos and assist the country inhuman resources development.-VNA
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