Lao Deputy Minister ofCulture and Information Bosengkham Vongdala, who is also Chairman of theLao Journalists’ Association, made the remark at an interview grantedto a Vietnam News Agency (VNA) correspondent in Vientiane on theoccasion of the 60 th anniversary of Lao Press Day (August 13).
The cooperation has not only greatly contributed to the disseminationof policies of the two countries’ States and Parties but also improvedpublic awareness of the special ties between Vietnam and Laos , hesaid.
In any case, war time or peaceful time, thepresses of Vietnam and Laos always stand side by side, the LaoDeputy Minister said. He also expressed his belief that the excellentrelationship would continue to fruitfully prosper in the future.
On behalf of his ministry and Lao people working in the press sector,he thanked Vietnamese press such as VNA, Vietnam Television, Voice ofVietnam radio and the Vietnam Journalists’ Association for theirsupport.
He said the Vietnamese and Lao presseswill continue to work closely through exchanges of information,professional skills and delegations as well as personnel training.
Vietnamese Television will open its representative office in Laosand his country will send correspondents to Hanoi , he said./.