Vice President asks for Lao NA’s support of Vietnamese investors
Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan asked Lao National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairman Saysomphone Phomvihane if the Lao legislative body would back adjustments to certain laws supporting Vietnamese investors.
Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan (L) meets Lao National Assembly Vice Chairman Saysomphone Phomvihane in Vientiane. Photo: VNA
Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan asked Lao National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairman Saysomphone Phomvihane if the Lao legislative body would back adjustments to certain laws supporting Vietnamese investors during a meeting in Vientiane on October 16.
Vice President Doan also urged the Lao NA to create favourable conditions for the Vietnamese community to apply for Lao citizenship and permanent resident permits.
She spoke highly of the role that the Lao NA plays in the country’s construction, development and law-building. She also expressed her belief that the Lao people would fulfill all targets set at the ninth Party Congress and successfully organise the 10th congress in 2016.
The two sides affirmed that the two Parties, States, NAs and peoples always attached much importance to and gave the highest priority to fostering the countries’ traditional friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive co-operation.
The relationship was a priceless treasure and a vital aspect of the nations’ development, they said.
Both sides expressed pleasure at growing bilateral ties in all fields, including close co-ordination between the two legislative bodies, especially during the recent organisation of regional and international inter-parliamentary events.
Vice President Doan lauded the fruitful outcomes of Lao NA Chairwoman Pany Yathotu’s visit to Vietnam for the 132 nd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in late March and early April this year.
The two sides also agreed on the need to continue exchanging high-ranking delegations and increasing meetings between top legislators, strengthening collaboration between the two NAs in supervising and creating favourable legal conditions for joint projects.
It was also necessary to foster partnerships and share experiences in law-making, while continuing to promote mutual support at regional and international parliamentary forums, they said.
Also on October 16, Vice President Doan laid a wreath at the monument of unknown martyrs in Vientiane . She then visited the School for Gifted and Ethnic Minority Students, a present from the Vietnamese Government that became operational in 2007 with nearly 500 students, and a vocational training centre for women with disabilities.-VNA
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Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan (L) meets Lao National Assembly Vice Chairman Saysomphone Phomvihane in Vientiane. Photo: VNA
