Foreign Minister starts official visit to Myanmar

Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh started his official visit to Myanmar on March 12 at the invitation of his Myanmar counterpart Wunna Maung Lwin.
During his visit, Mr Minh paid a courtesy visit to President Thein Sein who was accompanied by his ministers of foreign affairs, industry, commerce, finance, and chief of the President’s office.

At the reception, President Thein Sein expressed his pleasure at the sound development of the friendship and multi-faceted relations between two countries and appreciated the frequent exchange visits between the two-side high-ranking delegations.

He suggested that the two countries continue to boost cooperation in bilateral relations as well as in regional and international affairs of mutual concern.

Mr Minh forwarded to President Thein Sein the best regards from President Truong Tan Sang and Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

He affirmed Vietnam’s consistent policy of strengthening the traditional friendship and cooperation with Myanmar, adding that Vietnam is actively preparing for the upcoming visit to Vietnam by Thein Sein.

Mr Minh requested the Myanmar Government to continue providing favourable conditions for Vietnamese businesses seeking investment opportunities in Myanmar.

The two sides agreed that there should be more exchange of delegations to foster closeness and trust as well as to draw out the major guidelines for developing bilateral relationship.

Lao Defence Minister visits Vietnam

Defence Minister General Phung Quang Thanh on March 12 worked with Major General Douang Chai,  the Lao Minister of Defence cum Deputy Prime Minister, in Hanoi.

During their talks, both generals said they believe that this visit will contribute to boosting the traditional solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between the two armies and peoples.

They reviewed bilateral army cooperation over the years and agreed to strengthen ties in all fields including boosting exchanges of delegations, sharing experiences, and working together to search for and repatriate the remains of Vietnamese voluntary soldiers and experts.

They also briefed each other on their respective countries’ political, social, and economic situations, and discussed regional and international issues of mutual concern.

During his two-day stay in Vietnam, General Douang Chai and his entourage will visit Danang city and work with Regiment 143 under Division 315 of Military Zone 5 and the Naval High Command Zone 3.

Another 73 border markers erected between Vietnam and Laos

Over the past four years, the central province of Nghe An has surveyed 94 of 115 locations for planting border markers and erected 73 of them.

This was part of the plan to increase the number of border markers between Vietnam and Laos in Nghe An province.

Nghe An established two teams to undertake the task, which was a difficult one because most of the new locations are in complicated terrain over 1,500m above sea level.

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