Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung received the Secretary and Governor of Xay Som Bun province (Lao PDR).

Also participating in the delegation, on the side of Xay Som Bun province (Laos), were: Director of the Provincial Police, Political Commissar of the Provincial Military Command, Chief of Office of the Provincial Government Committee, Director of the Department of Energy and Mines, Director of the Department of Planning and Investment, Deputy Director of the Department of Finance.

Also participating in the reception, on the side of Nghe An province, there were leaders of: Provincial People's Committee Office, Provincial Military Command, Department of Planning and Investment, Department of Finance, Department of Natural Resources and Environment.

Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung expressed his joy in welcoming Comrade Phoi Kham Hung Bun Nhuong - Secretary, Governor of Xay Som Bun province and other comrades in the delegation to visit Nghe An province; at the same time, sent greetings and best wishes of Provincial Party Secretary Thai Thanh Quy to the delegation.

Secretary and Governor of Xay Som Bun Province Phoi Kham Hung Bun Nhuong also expressed his joy at visiting Nghe An Province; at the same time, informed the leaders of Nghe An Province about the socio-economic situation of Xay Som Bun Province.

After 10 years of establishment, Xay Som Bun province has increasingly developed and progressed, the people's trust in the Party and government has been increasingly enhanced. The Lao Politburo has proposed a policy to create a development environment for Xay Som Bun province.

During this time, Xay Som Bun province has also received a lot of support and assistance from Vietnam in general and Nghe An province in particular in the work of protecting security, order, and developing infrastructure. In 2022, Nghe An province supported the education of Xay Som Bun province's children.

Comrade Phoi Kham Hung Bun Nhuong - Secretary and Governor of Xay Som Bun province respectfully thanked Nghe An province for the help and support given to Xay Som Bun province in the past time.

In response to that sentiment, the leaders of Xay Som Bun province directed the forces to try to overcome difficulties and do a good job of searching for and collecting the remains of martyrs of volunteer soldiers and Vietnamese experts.

In 2 years (2023 and 2024), the results of collecting the remains of martyrs of volunteer soldiers and Vietnamese experts exceeded the set plan. In the coming time, the forces of Xay Som Bun province will continue to make efforts, try, and overcome difficulties so that this work can continue to complete the plan.

On this occasion, the Secretary and Governor of Xay Som Bun province wished Nghe An province to achieve more great achievements; wished that the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam - Laos in general and Nghe An province with Xay Som Bun province in particular would be forever green and sustainable.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung expressed his delight at the achievements that Xay Som Bun province has achieved after 10 years of establishment. The growth rate has maintained a positive level, the budget revenue has exceeded the plan, and political security has been gradually maintained, gaining the trust of the people.

Emphasizing that Nghe An has many similarities with Xay Som Bun province in terms of natural conditions, comrade Nguyen Duc Trung said that despite many difficulties, Nghe An province has made efforts and achieved many positive results in socio-economic development.

Nghe An province's economic scale reached about 193,000 billion VND; economic growth was among the best in the country; budget revenue was over 20,000 billion VND. After preparing the conditions, Nghe An has transformed itself into a locality with very positive investment attraction results, in which FDI attraction is very positive.

In the past 2 years, Nghe An has been in the top 10 in the country in terms of FDI attraction. In 2023 alone, Nghe An attracted more than 1.6 billion USD in FDI. To date, the province has attracted 137 projects, with a total capital of over 4.2 billion USD from 14 countries and territories. The fields of culture - society, national defense and security have received attention and achieved positive results.

With its location and conditions, Nghe An receives great attention from the Central Government. In 2023, the Politburo issued Resolution No. 39 on building and developing Nghe An province until 2030, with a vision to 2045.

The Government and National Assembly of Vietnam have institutionalized the contents of the Politburo's Resolution; built specific mechanisms and policies to help Nghe An province have the motivation and resources to achieve development goals in the coming time.

Promoting the tradition of great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Laos, comrade Nguyen Duc Trung emphasized that Nghe An province always determines that building friendly and cooperative relations with Lao provinces, including Xay Som Bun province, is an important political task with top priority.

Nghe An currently has official friendly and cooperative relations with 7 provinces of Laos, of which 3 provinces share a border. Nghe An and Xay Som Bun provinces regularly exchange delegations and information. The two provinces also regularly visit and congratulate each other on traditional holidays and New Year.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung emphasized that Nghe An province especially thanks the leaders and people of Xay Som Bun province for their attention and active support for the team collecting the remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who died in Laos during the past time.

Under extremely difficult conditions, thanks to the help from Lao provinces, Nghe An province has so far collected 12,661 remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who died in Laos. In Xay Som Bun province alone, in a short time, 76 remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts have been searched and collected.

In addition, at the request of the Secretary and Governor of Xay Som Bun province, in the 2023-2024 school year, Nghe An province received 20 students from Xay Som Bun province to study and train in Nghe An province.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung said that the above cooperation results have contributed to further tightening the traditional good friendship between the two Parties, two States and people of the two countries in general, as well as the Party Committees, governments, people and armed forces of the two provinces in particular.

In the coming time, we hope that the two provinces will continue to strengthen cooperation in potential areas such as agricultural production, manufacturing, business activities, mineral exploitation, and development of transport infrastructure systems, thereby contributing to socio-economic development and ensuring national defense and security of the two provinces.

Comrade Nguyen Duc Trung wished the Secretary and Governor of Xay Som Bun province and the working delegation good health, a successful trip, leaving many good impressions in Nghe An province; wished the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between the two Parties, two States and peoples to be forever green and sustainable; wished Xay Som Bun province many victories in implementing the tasks of socio-economic development, ensuring national defense and security.