Opening of the 2019 Vietnam - Laos Youth Friendship Meeting in Nghe An
(Baonghean.vn) - This is an opportunity for the youth union and youth organizations of the two countries to meet, exchange and share experiences in union work and youth movements, and is also an opportunity for the young generation to review the glorious tradition of the special Vietnam-Laos relationship.
On the evening of May 17, the opening ceremony of the 2019 Vietnam - Laos Youth Friendship Meeting took place in Vinh City.
Attending the opening ceremony were comrades: Bui Quang Huy - Secretary of the Central Committee of the Youth Union, President of the Vietnam Student Association; A Lun Xay Sun Na Lat - Alternate Member of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, Secretary of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Youth Union.
On the side of Nghe An province, there were comrade Cao Thi Hien - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, representatives of departments, branches and sectors.
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Art performance to welcome the opening ceremony of the Vietnam - Laos Youth Friendship Meeting 2019. Photo: Thu Giang |
In her welcoming speech, Comrade Cao Thi Hien - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council said that the delegation's visit and work in Nghe An within the framework of the Vietnam - Laos Youth Friendship Exchange Program in 2019 is a very meaningful event for the youth of the two countries in general and Nghe An province in particular.
He believed that the youth unions of the two countries in particular and the young generations of the two countries in general would always uphold the awareness, responsibility and mission of the youth in preserving and developing the special relationship between Vietnam - Laos, Laos - Vietnam forever green, forever sustainable as expected by President Ho Chi Minh and President Kaysone Phomvihane as well as the expectations of the leaders of the two Parties and two States.
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Comrade Cao Thi Hien - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Chairwoman of the Provincial People's Council delivered a welcoming speech to the delegation. Photo: Thu Giang |
On behalf of the delegation, Comrade Bui Quang Huy - Secretary of the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, Chairman of the Vietnam Student Association also affirmed that the Vietnam - Laos relationship is a rare and pure relationship in the world, a priceless asset of the two Parties and two peoples. The 2019 Vietnam - Laos Youth Friendship Meeting is a good opportunity for the youth organizations and youth of the two countries to meet, exchange and share experiences in the work of the Youth Union and the youth movement.
This is also an opportunity for the young generation to review the glorious tradition of the special Vietnam-Laos relationship, share good stories and creative ways of studying and following the examples of President Ho Chi Minh and President Kaysone Phomvihane, thereby contributing their efforts to help the two countries develop to new heights, for peace and development around the world.
The Secretary of the Central Youth Union also thanked the leaders of Nghe An province for their attention and direction in directing the Provincial Youth Union and departments and branches to coordinate with the Central Youth Union to well organize this event in Nghe An.
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Cultural exchange performance by Lao youth. Photo: Thu Giang |
On this occasion, Comrade A Lun Xay Sun Na Lat - Alternate Member of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, Secretary of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Youth Union also expressed gratitude for Vietnam's support and assistance to the brotherly country of Laos, both during war and peacetime, through many specific and practical forms.