Leaders of the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum and Laos’s southern province of Champassak pose for group photo at the signing ceremony. (Photo: VNA)Kon Tum (VNA) – The Central Highlands province of Kon Tum signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation for 2023-2027 period with Laos’ southern provinceof Champassak on September 26.
Under the MoU, the two sides will continue to create favourableconditions for their departments, agencies and localities to establish friendlyand cooperative relations. They also agreed to enhance tourism linkages between the two provinces and closely coordinate with other localities of the twocountries to actively implement the tourism development plan for the Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam development triangle area for 2021-2025.
In addition, KonTum province continues to offer scholarships for Champassak’s officials.
At the signing ceremony, LeNgoc Tuan, chairman of Kon Tum People’s Committee said although theircollaboration has reaped certain achievements, it is not commensurate with thepotential and strengths of each locality.
To further strengthen their relationship, he suggested that the two provincesfocus on implementing key cooperation contents, effectively organise visits,meetings and working sessions between senior leaders, agencies, units andlocalities, and coordinate to effectively implement trade and investment agreements between the two countries.
The two localities should create more favourable conditions and encourageinvestors, businesses, and people of each province to explore investmentopportunities and strengthen cooperative activities in cultural, sportsand tourism sectors, Tuan said.
Vilayvong Bouddakham, Secretary of the provincial Party Committee andGovernor of Champassak province, said he agreed with cooperativeorientations of the two provinces in the coming time, especially in the fieldsof agriculture, tourism, economics and trade.
He also thanked Kon Tum province for their assistance in education andtraining, human resources and care for the poor and expressed his belief thatthe two provinces’ collaboration will reap greater achievements in thefuture./.
