At the talk (Source: VNA)QuangNinh (VNA) - A talk discussing measures to promote comprehensive cooperationbetween the northern province of Quang Ninh and Luang Prabang, Huouphan andXaynhabuly provinces of Laos was held in Ha Long city on June 3.
Addressing the event, Secretary of the provincial Quang Ninh Party Committee NguyenVan Doc said local authorities organised seven delegations to visit LuangPrabang, Huouphan and Xaynhabuly, and received 16 delegations from these provincesto visit Quang Ninh from 2011-2019.
As many as 56 billion VND (2.39 million USD) sourcing from Quang Ninhprovince’s budget were spent on supporting the Laos provinces in building publicworks and schools.
Notably, last year, a school built at a cost of 16 billion VND funded by QuangNinh was inaugurated in Luang Prabang province.
Total budget for educating and training Lao students in Quang Ninh from2017-2019 was over 23.5 billion VND. At present, 204 Lao students are studyingin Quang Ninh.
Thanks to their tourism advantages, Quang Ninh and Luang Prabang have closelycooperated in tourism in the framework of multilateral and bilateralcooperation activities, contributing to enhancing tourism and culture exchangebetween the two provinces.
Meanwhile, cooperation between police forces of Quang Ninh and Saynhabuly, andyouth unions of Quang Ninh and the three Lao provinces have been strengthened.
Other agencies of Quang Ninh and Luang Prabang, Huouphan and Xaynhabulyprovinces such as fatherland fronts, people’s procuracies, people’s courts havealso held exchange activities and shared experience in diferent fields.
Khamkhanh Chanthavisouk, Secretary of the Luang Prabang PartyCommittee and Governor of the Lao province, stressed that Quang Ninh and theLaos provinces will continue to maintain high-ranking delegations and expand bilateralcooperation in the fields of economy, culture, health, science-technology,tourism, and training and human resources.
Deputy Chairman of the Party Central Committee'sCommission for External RelationsNguyen Huy Tang affirmed the talk was to concretise agreements betweenthe two Parties and States as well as the efforts of the provinces to bolster comprehensivecooperation.
Hesuggested the provinces increase the exchange of high-ranking delegations,thereby strengthening friendship, and sharing information and experiencebetween the provinces.-VNA
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