Leaders of the Vietnamese Ministry of Defence always create favourable conditions for cooperation between the general technical departments of Vietnamese and Lao people’s armies, a senior officer has said.

Deputy Minister of Defence Senior Lieutenant General Be Xuan Truong (R) and his Lao guest.

Deputy Minister of Defence Senior Lieutenant General Be Xuan Truong made the statement on July 25 while receiving Lao Deputy Minister of Defence Lieutenant General Eisamay Luongvansay, also head of the general technical department of the Lao People’s Army.

At the meeting, they lauded sound collaboration between the two ministries in the past.

The Lao Defence Deputy Minister informed Sen.Lieut.Gen Truong about his previous talks with the General Technical Department of Vietnamese Defence Ministry. 

The two sides agreed to further coordination in building and implementing cooperation plans with a focus on long-term training for Laos’ strategic technical defence units.

HCM City delegation visits Laos to boost partnership

Deputy Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Tat Thanh Cang addresses the opening of the Ho Chi Minh City Days in Champasak 2017 

Deputy Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Tat Thanh Cang on July 25 met with Bounthong Divixay, Secretary of the Party Committee and Governor of Laos’ Champasak province, as part of his ongoing visit to Laos.

Cang said that his visit aims to foster friendship and cooperation between HCM City and Champasak and other Lao localities.

It also marks 40 years since the signing of the Vietnam-Laos Treaty of Amity and Cooperation and the 55th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic relations, he said.

He expressed hope that the two localities will strengthen experience exchange in Party and People’s Council building, contributing to boosting ties between the two localities and countries.

For his part, Divixay noted that the partnership between HCM City and Champasak has been fruitful, with HCM City providing 630 scholarships to Champasak, supporting the province in developing a medicine factory project and assisting locals affected by natural disasters.

He said he believes ties between the two localities and the two countries will go from strength to strength.

The same day, Cang and the Ho Chi Minh City delegation attended the opening ceremony of the Ho Chi Minh City Days in Champasak 2017.

VNA