Accompanying the delegation were: Colonel Dinh Bat Van - Deputy Commander, Chief of Staff of the Provincial Military Command; Colonel Ho Quyet Thang - Deputy Commander, Chief of Staff of the Provincial Border Guard Command; Colonel Tran Ngoc Tuan - Deputy Director of the Provincial Police; Comrade Dao Quang Thien - Deputy Chief of Office of the Provincial People's Committee, Comrade Pham Van Toan - Deputy Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs.
Welcoming and working with the delegation, on the side of Xieng Khouang province, there were comrade Bun Chan Si Vong Phan - Member of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, Secretary, Governor of Xieng Khouang province, Lao People's Democratic Republic; comrade Bun-hom Thet-tha-ni - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Council of Xieng Khouang province; and comrades in the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee; representatives of leaders of a number of relevant departments, branches and sectors.
On behalf of the leaders of Nghe An province, comrade Ngoc Kim Nam expressed his joy at being warmly and respectfully welcomed by Xieng Khouang province. On this occasion, the delegation of Nghe An province presented gifts and congratulated the Party Committee, Government and People of Lao ethnic groups in Xieng Khouang province on the occasion of the traditional Bunpimay New Year. Wishing the special friendship and comprehensive cooperation between Nghe An and Xieng Khouang provinces to be forever green and sustainable.
Comrade Ngoc Kim Nam - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Mass Mobilization Commission and Comrade Bun Chan Si Vong Phan - Member of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, Secretary and Governor of Xieng Khouang province also exchanged and shared information related to the socio-economic development, security - defense, and foreign affairs between the two localities.
Comrade Ngoc Kim Nam emphasized: Nghe An and Xieng Khouang are two twin provinces sharing a border, with good feelings and affection nurtured by many generations of leaders. Hopefully, with the fine revolutionary tradition, the Lao ethnic people of Xieng Khouang province, under the wise leadership of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, the Party Committee, the Government and the Lao ethnic people of Xieng Khouang province will unite, overcome all difficulties and challenges, and gain more achievements in the coming time; contributing to the cause of building and protecting the country of Laos of Peace - Independence - Democracy - Unity - Prosperity.
Comrade Bun Chan Si Vong Phan - Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Governor of Xieng Khouang Province happily thanked the leaders of Nghe An Province for their good wishes and precious gifts to the leaders, armed forces and people of Xieng Khouang Province on the occasion of preparing to celebrate the traditional Bunpimay New Year, demonstrating the close-knit relationship and special friendship between the two provinces. At the same time, he sent his sincere thanks to the Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and the Chairman of the People's Committee of Nghe An Province; respectfully invited the Secretary and Chairman of the People's Committee of Nghe An Province to arrange a visit to Xieng Khouang Province.
Previously, a delegation from Nghe An province came to offer incense to commemorate the heroic martyrs who were gathered during the 2023-2024 dry season.
Some results of cooperation between Nghe An province and Xieng Khouang province
- In 2023, Nghe An province and Xieng Khouang continued to sign the Memorandum of Cooperation for the period 2023-2025.
- The two sides have coordinated well in managing and protecting the border, ensuring security and order, and fighting and preventing all kinds of crimes.
- Nghe An province supports and invests in the construction of Xieng Khouang Provincial Friendship Hospital with a scale of 200 beds, completed and put into use on May 17, 2023.
- The two sides have increased development support activities, infrastructure construction projects, transportation, economic and trade development; always created conditions for localities and people on both sides of the border to meet, exchange, trade goods, and conduct trade transactions to strengthen friendly neighborly relations, and at the same time support each other for development. Investment, production and business activities of Nghe An enterprises in Xieng Khouang province have also continued to be maintained. Currently, there are 9 Nghe An enterprises operating in Xieng Khouang province; including Vientiane Minerals and Metallurgy Company (in Nam Xiem, Pha Xay; San Luong, Pek); COECCO Gold Minerals Company (Muong Khun district); Mountainous Development Company (Muong Moc district).
- From 2017 to present, Nghe An province has trained more than 258 cadres, students and pupils for Xieng Khouang province. In the 2023-2024 school year alone, 20 students will be trained, 6 cadres will study Vietnamese at Nghe An Pedagogical College, 20 students will study at the university level and 4 cadres will be trained at the master's level at Vinh University.
In addition, providing professional training for medical staff at Nghe An General Hospital and Vinh Medical University; helping to improve the qualifications of doctors at border district clinics and hospitals in Nghe An province; and creating conditions for people to receive medical examinations, treatment, and care between hospitals in the two provinces.
- The two provinces have also coordinated well to promote the role and relationship of 11 pairs of villages and 4 pairs of twinned Border Guard Stations; contributing to strengthening the special solidarity between the people and border protection forces of the two sides.
- The two provinces have coordinated to investigate, verify, submit to competent authorities for approval and proceed with naturalization for citizens who are allowed to stay at their place of residence.
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