The cooperation in information exchange and professional trainingbetween the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) and its Lao counterpart KhaosanPathet Lao (KPL) has achieved fine results over the past time, DeputyPrime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said.

Phuc madethe remarks at a reception for visiting acting General Director of theKPL, Sounthone Khanthavong, in Hanoi on November 16.

He suggested the two sides continue cooperating and supporting eachother to improve the quality of information and photographs, andintensify experience exchange in personnel training and facilityconstruction.

The Deputy PM expressed his hope thatin the time to come, the two news agencies will continue speeding upinformation cooperation, and introduce Vietnam-Laos special relationsand cooperative activities in economics and trade and culture for thepeople of the two countries and the world over.

Khanthavong said that the two sides have signed many cooperationagreements and protocols and this demonstrates their close relationship,contributing to raising information sharing between the two nationalnews agencies.

He said that KPL hopes for VNA’s support with a focus on educating younger generations on the Vietnam-Laos friendship.

Earlier, the KPL’s delegation held talks with a VNA delegation led by General Director Nguyen Duc Loi.

The two sides reviewed the implementation of bilateral cooperationprojects within the framework of the professional cooperation protocolfor the 2011-15 period.

They agreed to continuecooperating comprehensively, and support each other in exchangingpublications and improving the quality of news and photographs.

VNA will help the Lao news agency publish its own Pictorial and send technicians to Laos to help the KPL shoot and edit film.-VNA