The event was meant to celebrate the 23rd anniversary of Lao Teachers’ Day (October 7), the 55th anniversaryof Vietnam-Laos diplomatic ties (September 5), the 40th anniversaryof the signing of the Vietnam-Laos Treaty of Amity and Cooperation (July 18).
Speaking at the event, chief representative of the VietnamRubber Corporation in Laos and a former student of the 1986-1989 course DuongDinh Bang said over the past decades, generations of Vietnamese students havestudied at the NUL and many other universities in Laos. Many graduates are holdingimportant positions in Vietnamese ministries and agencies, or at representativeoffices of Vietnamese agencies and Vietnam-Laos joint-ventures in Laos.
On behalf of the former students, Bang pledged to do hisbest to foster traditional friendship, special solidarity and comprehensivecooperation between the two countries.
Dean of the NUL’s Faculty of Letters Aloun Silattanakounexpressed his wish that the alumni would exert their most efforts to furthertighten the everlasting Laos - Vietnam ties.-VNA