VietNamNet Bridge – A delegation of the Vietnam National Assembly Council of Ethnic Affairs led by Deputy Head Trieu Thi Nai is on a working visit to Laos from March 24-30.

Saysomphon Phomvihan, Vice Chairman of the Lao National Assembly receives Mrs. Trieu Thi Nai. (Source: VNA)
The delegation was received by Saysomphon Phomvihan, Vice Chairman of the Lao National Assembly and Phanduangchit Vongsa, President of the Lao Front for National Construction.

The Lao leaders briefed the delegation on their country’s socio-economic development, as well as preparations for the major celebrations in 2012 – the Laos-Vietnam Solidarity and Friendship Year.

They highly valued recent cooperation between the Council of Ethnic Affairs and the Committee for Ethnic Affairs of the two countries’ legislative bodies.

The Lao leaders said that Laos attaches importance to ethnic affairs and encouraged the two sides to continue strengthening the exchange of information and experience and provide mutual assistance to improve cultural life, maintain order and security, and fight forces undermining national unity.

For her part, Nai informed the Lao leaders of outcomes of her talks with the Lao Committee for Ethnic Affairs, in which the two sides affirmed their commitment to promoting mutual assistance and sharing experience in policy-making to support ethnic people.

* Mexico, Vietnam parties seek stronger ties

Officials from the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and the Labour Party of Mexico (PT) have sought ways to enhance friendship and cooperation between their parties.

Deputy Head of the CPV Central Commission for External Relations Vuong Thua Phong and PT’s Secretary General Alberto Anaya Gutierez discussed the issue during their working session held on the sidelines of an international conference themed “Parties and a new society” in Mexico, from March 22-24.

Phong and his entourage also held meetings with other international delegates to the conference, which brought together over 500 participants, including 200 from 48 countries around the world.

At the conference, Phong delivered a speech, highlighting important triumphs of some ruling left-wing parties and other left-wing parties in recent parliamentary and presidential elections in Latin America.

He introduced delegates to Vietnam’s goals and ways to build socialism as well as its socio-economic achievements over the 25 years of (Doi Moi) renovation under the CPV’s leadership.

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