Vientiane (VNA) – A friendly sportexchange programme between Vietnam and Laos wrapped up in Vientiane on August8.
Sixteen teams with over 250 athletes from Laoministries and departments as well as Vietnamese representative offices andbusinesses competed in football, badminton and Chinese chess during thethree-day event.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Ba Hungsaid the programme is expected to become an annual event to help furtherstrengthen the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensivecooperation between Vietnam and Laos.
Meanwhile, Lao Deputy Minister of ForeignAffairs Bounleua Phandanouvong and Lieutenant General Bounmy Sengkhamyong fromthe Lao Ministry of Public Security spoke highly of the event, which furthertightens the close-knit relations between the two countries as well as helpsyoung generations understand better about the bilateral special solidarity./.