The talks between officials of the Vietnamese and Lao Government Offices in Vientiane on July 19 (Photo: VNA)
Vientiane(VNA) – Minister-Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung started histwo-day working visit to Laos on July 19.
He and his entourage were received by Prime Minister Thongloun Sisulith, whospoke highly of the guests’ visit and affirmed it would cement the special tiesbetween the two Parties, States and people.
He suggested the two Government Offices to continue working closely inexperience sharing and personnel training so to provide good consultancy fortheir Governments and Prime Ministers.
He said he hopes Vietnam will share with Laos its experience in developinge-Government and suggested the Government Offices collaborate in building aproject on the field.
Dung stressed that Vietnam is keen to follow Laos’s development and wishes theLao people a happy and wealthy life.
Earlier, the Vietnamese officials held talks with a delegation from the LaoGovernment Office led by Minister-Chairman Phet Phomphiphak.
Phet Phomphiphak said the talks aim to tighten the friendship, specialsolidarity and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries in generaland the two Government Offices in particular.
He said the two offices need to reinforce their cooperation over the board inorder to promptly provide consultancy for their governments, especially at atime when the region and the world are dealing with complicated developments.
For his part, Dung said the two offices should work closely with ministries andlocalities in their countries, and focus on cooperation to support theGovernments and Prime Ministers in steering work.
After reviewingtheir organization of the implementation of agreements of the two countries’leaders as well as cooperative projects, they agreed to maintain meetings andrelations between the offices’ leaders to improve their consultancy service.
The offices will increase the exchange and update of information, organize morethematic seminars, and work closely with the Ministries of Planning andInvestment and cooperation committees of the two countries to consultGovernment leaders in steering cooperative tasks.
At the end of the talks, Minister Mai Tien Dung and Minister Phet Phomphiphak signedthe minutes on cooperation plan for 2020-2021 between the two GovernmentOffices. -VNA
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The talks between officials of the Vietnamese and Lao Government Offices in Vientiane on July 19 (Photo: VNA) 
