During a reception hosted by Lao Prime Minister ThonglounSisoulith in Vientiane on November 21, Ky informed the host about the outcomesof talks between VOV and the Lao National Radio (LNR) a day earlier, sayingthat both sides have realised the 2015-2018 cooperation agreement, includingpopularising events during the Vietnam - Laos Year of Friendship and Solidarity2017.
VOV will do its best to train LNR officials, reporters,technicians and managers and help the Lao broadcaster upgrade several televisionand audio equipment, he said.
The Lao PM spoke highly of collaboration between VOV and LNRover the past years, affirming that radio services play a significant role indisseminating news, especially in remote and mountainous areas.
On the occasion, he thanked the Vietnamese Party and Stateand VOV in particular for providing effective support for LNR, which he saidfurther tightens ties between the two radio stations and between Laos andVietnam in general.
During talks with the LNR delegation led by its Director GeneralPhosy Keomanivong, Ky also agreed to send VOV reporters to Laos to shareexperience and cover the country’s images.
During the stay, the VOV leader paid a courtesy callto Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee andhead of the LPRP Commission for Propaganda and Training KikeoKhaykhamphithoune.-VNA