Hanoi (VNA) – Leaders from 15 provinces ofLaos have received Orders bestowed by the Vietnamese President for their prominentachievements in reinforcing and enhancing the traditional relationship, specialsolidarity and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries.
The awarding ceremony was held in the northern border provinceof Son La on July 5 as part of activities to celebrate the 55th founding anniversary of diplomaticties and the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Vietnam-Laos Treaty onAmity and Cooperation.
On behalf of Vietnamese Party and State leaders, NationalAssembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan presented 11 second-class IndependenceOrders, 74 third-class Independence Orders, and three first-class Labour Ordersto the Lao awardees.
Speaking at the event, Secretary of the provincial PartyCommittee and Chairman of the People’s Council of Son La province Hoang VanChat affirmed Party organisations, administrations and people of Vietnameseprovinces bordering Laos always attachimportance to and give special priority to consolidating, nurturing andpromoting friendly and traditional relations with Lao counterparts.
Son La established relations and signed comprehensivecooperation agreements with eight northern provinces of Laos, he said, addingthat the relations contribute to the development and integration of eachcountry.
These relations laid a solid foundation forsolidarity, friendship, close links, mutual trust and long-term cooperationbetween the two nations and among Vietnamese and Laos border localities inparticular, Chat said.
He took this occasion to call for a joint determinationto lift the traditional friendship, special solidarity and comprehensivecooperation between the two Parties, States and people to a new level, thus activelycontributing to the cause of national construction and defence in each country,as well as peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region and theworld.
Phetthavong Philavan, Secretary of the Party Committeeand Governor of Luang Namtha province, thanked the Vietnamese Party, State and peoplefor their wholehearted support to their Lao counterparts as well as the 15provinces in the past struggle for national liberation and the current nationalconstruction and development period.
He believed the bilateralrelations will be strengthened and developed fruitfully in all fields, and theVietnam-Laos Solidarity and Friendship Year 2017 will be organised successful.-VNA
The awarding ceremony was held in the northern border provinceof Son La on July 5 as part of activities to celebrate the 55th founding anniversary of diplomaticties and the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Vietnam-Laos Treaty onAmity and Cooperation.
On behalf of Vietnamese Party and State leaders, NationalAssembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan presented 11 second-class IndependenceOrders, 74 third-class Independence Orders, and three first-class Labour Ordersto the Lao awardees.
Speaking at the event, Secretary of the provincial PartyCommittee and Chairman of the People’s Council of Son La province Hoang VanChat affirmed Party organisations, administrations and people of Vietnameseprovinces bordering Laos always attachimportance to and give special priority to consolidating, nurturing andpromoting friendly and traditional relations with Lao counterparts.
Son La established relations and signed comprehensivecooperation agreements with eight northern provinces of Laos, he said, addingthat the relations contribute to the development and integration of eachcountry.
These relations laid a solid foundation forsolidarity, friendship, close links, mutual trust and long-term cooperationbetween the two nations and among Vietnamese and Laos border localities inparticular, Chat said.
He took this occasion to call for a joint determinationto lift the traditional friendship, special solidarity and comprehensivecooperation between the two Parties, States and people to a new level, thus activelycontributing to the cause of national construction and defence in each country,as well as peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region and theworld.
Phetthavong Philavan, Secretary of the Party Committeeand Governor of Luang Namtha province, thanked the Vietnamese Party, State and peoplefor their wholehearted support to their Lao counterparts as well as the 15provinces in the past struggle for national liberation and the current nationalconstruction and development period.
He believed the bilateralrelations will be strengthened and developed fruitfully in all fields, and theVietnam-Laos Solidarity and Friendship Year 2017 will be organised successful.-VNA
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