Thua Thien-Hue, Laos’ Attapeu province strengthen cooperation
The cooperation between the central province of Thua Thien-Hue and Attapeu province of Laos has been strengthening and generating practical results in fields, Secretary of the Thua Thien - Hue provincial Party Committee Le Truong Luu said on March 27.
Secretary of the Thua Thien - Hue provincial Party Committee Le Truong Luu. (Photo: VNA)
Thua Thien-Hue (VNA) 🔴– The cooperation between the central province of Thua Thien-Hue and Attapeu province of Laos has beenstrengthening and generating practical results in fields, Secretary ofthe Thua Thien - Hue provincial Party Committee Le Truong Luu said on March 27.
At a working session with a Lao delegation led by Secretary of the Attapeu Party Committee and Governor of the province Let Xaynhaphon, Luu and his guest informed eachother of their local socio-economic developments, administration andParty building work, and cooperation results over the past time. They also discussed cooperation opportunities in the comingtime, and affirmed the two sides will further coordinate to finalise a draft cooperation agreement for the 2023-2027 period. They will effectively implement an agreement to manage and protect the borderline, prevent and fight against allkinds of cross-border crimes, focus on promoting and diversifying tradepromotion activities and export product structure, and continue to organisecultural and art exchange activities. Luu called on the Attapeu administration to continue creating favourable conditions for workers of Thua Thien - Hue province to do business and live in the province based on strictly implementing the legalregulations of the two countries.
Secretary of the Attapeu Party Committee and Governor of the province Let Xaynhaphon. (Photo: VNA)
The Lao official suggested thatthe two sides should strengthen cooperation in the fields of education, health,culture, tourism, agriculture, trade, and investment in the coming time; and expressed his hope that Vietnam’s provincial leaders, departments, andagencies, especially businesses, will visit Attapeu and find potential andbusiness opportunities in the locality. For years, Thua Thien - Hue province has granted scholarships for students from Attapeu. To date, 163 students fromAttapeu province have received the scholarship and studied in colleges anduniversities in Thua Thien-Hue. The locality also supported the Lao province in the medicalsector and donated 10,000 USD to Attapeu to overcome the consequencescaused by the broken dam at a hydroelectric plant./.
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Secretary of the Thua Thien - Hue provincial Party Committee Le Truong Luu. (Photo: VNA) 
Secretary of the Attapeu Party Committee and Governor of the province Let Xaynhaphon. (Photo: VNA) 
