Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith (R) receives VNA General Director Nguyen Duc Loi. (Photo: VNA)Vientiane (VNA) – Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith laudedVietnam News Agency (VNA)’s supports for the Lao News Agency (KPL) in the pastyears at a reception on December 6 for a VNA delegation led by General DirectorNguyen Duc Loi.
The Lao Government leader affirmed the important roles of the two newsagencies, stating that VNA’s companion in the past years has helped the KPL betterperform missions entrusted by the Lao Party and Government.
The VNA General Director, for his part, informed his host about joint workbetween the two agencies, including information exchange, personnel trainingand upgrade of technical infrastructure.
Notably, both sides effectively carried out popularisation work on significantevents, especially the Vietnam-Laos Solidarity and Friendship Year 2017 and theLaos-Vietnam Solidarity and Friendship Year 2017, he stressed.
The VNA hopes to receive further support from Lao leaders so that the twoagencies can expand collaboration in the coming time, he said.
On December 5, the VNA delegation had talks with the KPL representatives.
At the event, the two sides gave evaluations on their cooperation results in2017 while discussed collaboration plan in 2018 under the spirit of thecooperation protocol during 2016-2020.
They agreed to enhance cooperation in information exchange and support eachother in popularisation work.
The VNA will continue training for KPL’s reporters and editors and help the Laoagency modernize technical infrastructure while KPL will continue to help withthe publishing of the VNA’s Vietnam Pictorial magazine in Lao language andbroadcast programmes of VNA television channel (VNews) in Laos.
At the end of the talks, leaders of the two agencies inked cooperation minutes for2018.-VNA
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