Top leaders of Ho Chi Minh City had a working session on March 10 with visiting Lao National Assembly Chairwoman Pany Yathotou.

The working session between the Lao delegation and HCM City's officials

At the session, Secretary of the Party Committee of Ho Chi Minh City Dinh La Thang highlighted growing relations between the city and Lao localities in recent years, affirming that the top Lao legislator’s working trip to HCM City contributes to strengthening these cooperative ties. 

HCM City is now an economic, cultural and technical hub, and have friendship relations with many localities worldwide, he said, adding that the city is twinned with Vientiane capital and Champasak province. HCM City is also cooperating with other Lao provinces, including Savanakhet, Xiangkhouang and Attapeu, in different fields such as politics, economy, trade, investment, culture and arts.

For her part, NA Chairwoman Pany Yathotou said her visit to Vietnam aims to promote relations between the two Parties, legislatures and people and tighten cooperative ties between HCM City and Lao localities. 

She suggested HCM City enhance efficiency of cooperation with Lao localities, saying that this will help boost mutual understanding, solidarity and friendship between Laos and Vietnam. 

During the meeting, Chairwoman of the municipal People’s Council Nguyen Thi Quyet Tam briefed the Lao guests on the council’s tasks and functions as well as its experience in developing the People's Council apparatus and improving the qualifications of its members. 

Meanwhile, Permanent Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Le Thanh Liem introduced the city’s socio-economic development, policies on attracting foreign investment and supporting small and-medium-sized enterprises, and the outcomes of cooperation between HCM City and Lao localities. 

Later on the same day, Chairwoman Pany Yathotou paid a call on former President Truong Tan Sang. 

HCM City is the final stopover in the Lao top legislator’s six-day official visit to Vietnam. The Lao leader is scheduled to leave HCM City on March 10 evening.

HCM City leader receives Lao legislative body head

HCM City’s Party Committee Secretary and Politburo member Dinh La Thang on March 9 received Pany Yathotou, Chairwoman of the Laos National Assembly, who was visiting Vietnam.

Thang welcomed Yathotou’s visit, which has contributed to developing the friendship between the two countries nurtured by late Presidents Ho Chi Minh and Kaysone Phomvihane and generations of leaders of the two Parties, States and peoples.

On behalf of the city leaders, Thang affirmed the wish of the city’s Party, government and people to deepen ties with Laos’ localities, including Vientiane and Champasak.

The city is very interested in cooperation and sharing experience between the municipal People’s Council of the city and its partners from Laos’ localities via exchanging delegations, Thang added.

He stressed in 2017, the city will hold many activities to mark the 55th anniversary of the Vietnam-Laos diplomatic relationship and the 40th anniversary of the Vietnam-Laos Friendship and Cooperation Agreement, showing the city’s desire to develop cooperation with Laos’ localities.

Chairwoman Pany Yathotou expressed her belief that Vietnam and HCM City will bring the 12th national Party Congress Resolution into life successfully.

She also hoped the city would assist other Laos’ localities as it has with Vientiane and Champasak province.

VNA