Leaders of Bo Ly Kham Xay province (Laos) visited and extended Lunar New Year greetings to Nghe An province

Panorama of the visit and congratulations from the leaders of Bo Ly Kham Xay province to the leaders of Nghe An province. Photo: Pham Bang

At the reception, Comrade Ven Vi Lay Den Phu Luong - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, on behalf of the Party Committee, Government and People of Bo Ly Kham Xay province, sent congratulations to the Party Committee, Government and People of Nghe An province for a new year of good health and many new successes; wishing the comprehensive cooperation relationship between the two provinces to be increasingly strong, further enhancing the special friendship between Laos and Vietnam.

Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Bo Ly Kham Xay sent New Year greetings to the Party Committee, Government and People of Nghe An province. Photo: Pham Bang

Comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Committee of Nghe An province emphasized that in the atmosphere of preparing to welcome the spring of Quy Mao 2023, Nghe An province is very excited and happy to welcome the working delegation of Bo Ly Kham Xay province to visit and congratulate the traditional Vietnamese New Year to the Party Committee, Government and People of Nghe An province.

The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee also respectfully thanked the Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, members of the working delegation and the Party Committee, Government and People of Bo Ly Kham Xay province for their special affection for the Party Committee, Government and People of Nghe An province.

Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, on behalf of the Party Committee, Government and People of the province, Bo Ly Kham Xay sent a congratulatory flower basket to the Party Committee, Government and People of Nghe An province. Photo: Pham Bang

Over the past 3 years, due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, regular visits and exchanges between the two provinces have been affected. However, the affection between the two provinces for each other has not diminished but has become increasingly closer and more attached. The sectors, localities and people of the two provinces still care for each other, share, coordinate, and together carry out tasks of socio-economic development, ensuring national defense, security and foreign affairs.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung expressed his delight at the socio-economic development results that Bo Ly Kham Xay province has achieved in recent times. Despite difficulties, Bo Ly Kham Xay province has implemented and completed the socio-economic development task with a growth rate of 8.6%.

Comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, on behalf of the leaders of Nghe An province, sent thanks and New Year greetings to the Party Committee, Government and People of Bo Ly Kham Xay province. Photo: Pham Bang

For Nghe An, despite many difficulties, the Party Committee, Government and People of the province have made efforts and achieved many positive and comprehensive socio-economic results in many fields. The province has 27/28 main targets achieved and exceeded the set plan.

GRDP growth rate increased by 9.08%; Budget revenue reached nearly 22,000 billion VND; Total investment capital attracted was more than 45,764 billion VND. In 2022, for the first time, Nghe An entered the top 10 localities attracting the highest FDI capital in the country with a total registered capital of 961.3 million USD. The fields of culture - society and social security received attention and achieved positive results.

Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung presents gifts to the working delegation. Photo: Pham Bang

National defense and security were maintained, and the security and order situation was peaceful. In particular, in border districts, many national defense and security models were effectively deployed, contributing to maintaining peace in the border areas between the two countries. In addition, cooperation activities between the two provinces in other fields have achieved positive results.

In 2022, the province also organized many foreign affairs activities, practically celebrating the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations and the 45th anniversary of the signing of the Vietnam - Laos Friendship and Cooperation Treaty. The two provinces also sent delegations to attend each other's celebrations, contributing to building an increasingly strong relationship.

Leaders of the two provinces and departments took souvenir photos. Photo: Pham Bang

Emphasizing that Nghe An province has a 158km border with Bo Ly Kham Xay province, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee said that this is an opportunity for the two sides to cooperate more effectively in the coming time, especially when the two governments implement the Hanoi (Vietnam) - Vientiane (Laos) expressway project.

On the occasion of the New Year 2023, Comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Committee of Nghe An province sent to the working delegation and the Party Committee, Government and People of Bo Ly Kham Xay province the best wishes for the New Year, good health, happiness, success, and continued leadership of the province to achieve even greater achievements in 2023. Wishing the special friendship, solidarity and cooperation between the two countries in general and the two provinces of Nghe An and Bo Ly Kham Xay to be increasingly effective and sustainable.