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Vietnamese, Lao ministries urged to boost telecom ad IT links

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has suggested Vietnam and Laos continue enhancing post-telecom and IT cooperation in order to effectively implement agreements reached between the two sides.
Vietnamese, Lao ministries urged to boost telecom ad IT links ảnh 1Vietnamese, Lao ministries enhance telecom and IT links - Illustrative image (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung hassuggested the Ministry of Information and Telecommunicationand the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications of Laos continueenhancing cooperation in order to effectively implement agreements reached betweenthe two sides.

In a meeting with visiting Lao Minister of Post and TelecommunicationsThansamay Kommasith in Hanoi on June 21, Deputy PM Dung affirmed the VietnameseGovernment will provide favourable conditions to encourage local firms to investin Laos in the fields of post, telecommunication and IT, thus helping Laos upgradeand develop its IT infrastructure as well as meeting increasing demand forinformation exchange between the two nations.
 
The Vietnamese Government pledges to facilitate cooperation programmes betweenthe two countries across fields, especially in economy, trade and investment,he added.

For his part, Minister Thansamay Kommasith stressed that bilateral cooperation inpost, telecom and IT in recent time has brought practical benefits to bothsides, significantly contributing to improving the quality of IT andcommunication infrastructure in Laos.

The visit aims to seek a consensus on contents of the agreement on IT andtelecom cooperation between Vietnam and Laos, he said.

He hoped that the Vietnamese Government will continue support Vietnamesetelecom firms in expanding investment in Laos, contributing to developing and modernisinginformation infrastructure in Laos and providing new services for localresidents. -VNA
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