(QNO) - This morning, June 23, in Tam Ky city, the high-ranking delegations of Quang Nam province (Vietnam) and Champasak province (Laos) held talks to discuss the socio-economic situation of each side, the cooperation situation between the two provinces in the period of 2016 - 2022 and the cooperation program in the period of 2023 - 2027.
Attending the talks were comrades Vilayvong Butda-kham - Member of the Central Executive Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Governor of Champasak Province; Phan Viet Cuong - Member of the Central Party Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Council of Quang Nam Province; Le Tri Thanh - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Committee of Quang Nam Province.
Lao Consul General in Da Nang Suphan Hadao Huong; Vietnamese Consul General in Pakse (Champasak province) Nguyen Van Trung; along with representatives of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and representatives of the departments and branches of the two provinces of Quang Nam - Champasak.
Special friendship
Expressing his pleasure at welcoming the high-ranking delegation of Champasak province, comrade Phan Viet Cuong highly appreciated the visit and work of the neighboring province, demonstrating the great friendship, special solidarity, close ties and comprehensive cooperation spirit, and continuous development between the two provinces. At the same time, he emphasized that this meeting is a favorable condition and a good opportunity for the leaders of the two localities to discuss and agree on the contents of cooperation between the two provinces in the coming time.
Comrade Phan Viet Cuong informed about some basic contents on socio-economic development in the first 6 months of 2023; the potentials and advantages of Quang Nam in the strategy of promoting development cooperation with localities in Southern Laos along the East-West economic corridor. Overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic, Quang Nam's economic picture still has many bright colors, the GRDP scale is among the provinces and cities with large economic scale in the country...
According to Provincial Party Secretary Phan Viet Cuong, Quang Nam and Champasak provinces have a long-standing friendly relationship, with the two sides signing a cooperation agreement in 2007. Over the years, the cooperative relationship has continued to develop and achieved many important results in various fields; the two provinces have seriously coordinated to implement the contents of the Memorandum of Understanding signed in 2016. Every year, the leaders of the two provinces always maintain visits and work, further deepening the close relationship and cooperative relationship.
In particular, focusing on coordinating the organization of conferences and forums to promote investment cooperation, trade and tourism promotion, and especially attracting businesses from Quang Nam province to cooperate and invest in Champasak province; creating favorable conditions for sharing experiences in restoration, conservation and promotion of the values of the world cultural heritage My Son (Quang Nam) and the world cultural heritage Watphu (Champasak).
In addition, the transport sectors of the two provinces have coordinated to open a passenger transport route from Pak Se to Tam Ky and vice versa through the Nam Giang - Dac Ta Ooc international border gate pair, creating favorable conditions for transportation and trade between people on both sides.
"Human resource training cooperation has been well implemented. From 2016 to now, Quang Nam province has received and granted scholarships to 134 students from Champasak province to study; Champasak province has received and granted scholarships to 8 officials from Quang Nam province to study Lao language.
In particular, during the heroic historical years of the two Vietnamese and Lao peoples, in 1948, at the request of the Lao Resistance Government, the Vietnamese Government helped build the Lower Laos Resistance Zone in Quang Nam to serve as a rear base, a place to receive aid in weapons, food, military uniforms, military equipment, first aid, training and other necessities for Lao soldiers" - Comrade Phan Viet Cuong emphasized.
Enhance cooperation
According to comrade Vilayvong Butda-kham, the relationship between Quang Nam and Champasak has been constantly developing over the past time with many cooperation activities, promoting the development of economic investment, trade and tourism. However, due to some objective factors, some cooperation programs have not brought the best results, going into the depth as expected between the two localities.
Comrade Vilayvong Butdakham hopes that Quang Nam will invite businesses and investors from the province to invest in Champasak to create conditions and improve income and living standards for local people. At the same time, continue to cooperate in goods and exchange products between the two sides, especially coffee, tea, etc.; promote cooperation in transportation and integration in the region and internationally, including Quang Nam and Champasak provinces.
At the meeting, the two sides informed and exchanged on the socio-economic situation of each side, discussed the cooperation situation between the two provinces in the period of 2016 - 2022 and the cooperation program in the period of 2023 - 2027.
Many important contents on cooperation in the fields of economic investment, trade, culture and tourism; related activities in promoting the early formation of the East-West economic corridor; education and training... were agreed by the two sides, creating a foundation for sustainable and long-term cooperation.
Quang Nam province stood shoulder to shoulder, wholeheartedly provided material and spiritual support to Lao cadres, soldiers and people during the years of resistance against French colonialism (1948 - 1954) in the Lower Laos Resistance Zone. Today, the Lower Laos Resistance Zone in Quang Nam still preserves valuable documents and images of the past. This place is recognized as a national historical relic and is a testament to the solidarity, friendship and close bond between the people of Vietnam and Laos.
[VIDEO] - Scene of the meeting between high-ranking delegates from Quang Nam - Champasa:
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