Leaders of Hua Phan province, Laos visited and congratulated Nghe An province on the occasion of the traditional New Year.

Comrade Bui Dinh Long - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Vice Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee chaired the reception. Also attending were Comrade Tran Khanh Thuc - Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs and leaders of a number of departments and branches.

Promoting the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Laos, in recent times, Nghe An province has continued to strengthen and promote cooperation activities with provinces of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, including Hua Phan province - one of three bordering provinces of Laos.

In 2023, the working delegation of Nghe An province led by the Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the People's Committee of Nghe An province attended the High-level Talks and signed the Minutes of Cooperation for the period 2023-2025 between the two provinces with many important contents, which are the orientation for cooperation activities in all fields of the two 22 provinces in the coming period.

The two provinces have coordinated well in border management and protection, ensuring security and order, combating and preventing all types of crimes; and enhancing development support activities, infrastructure construction projects, transportation, economic development and trade.

The two provinces always create conditions for localities and people on both sides of the border to meet, exchange, trade goods and conduct commercial transactions to strengthen friendly neighborly relations and at the same time, support each other for mutual development. Investment, production and business activities of Nghe An enterprises in Hua Phan also continue to be maintained.

In particular, Nghe An province always focuses on increasing support for human resource training for Hua Phan province. In the 2023-2024 school year, it will receive and train a total of 36 international students from Hua Phan province.

The two provinces have also coordinated well to promote the role and relationship of 8 pairs of villages and 2 pairs of twin border posts; contributing to strengthening the special solidarity between the people and border protection forces of the two sides. The two provinces have also focused on implementing the agreement on resolving the issue of spontaneous migration and unregistered marriages in the border areas of the two countries.

On behalf of the Provincial Party Committee, the government and the people of all ethnic groups in the province, Comrade Phut-phan Keo-vong-xay - Member of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, Deputy Governor sent New Year greetings to the Provincial Party Committee, government, armed forces and people of all ethnic groups in Nghe An province.

Briefing on the socio-economic situation of Hua Phan province, Comrade Phut-phan Keo-vong-xay highly appreciated the cooperative relationship between the two sides, especially acknowledging and thanking Nghe An province for its support during the Covid-19 pandemic.

He also appreciated Nghe An's support in training human resources for the province. The students who studied in Nghe An have participated in many fields upon their return, serving the development.

Expressing joy at the strong development of Nghe An in recent times, such as in the fields of infrastructure, people's lives... the leaders of Hua Phan province expressed their belief that Nghe An province will continue to have new developments in the coming time.

Vice Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee Bui Dinh Long sincerely thanked the leaders of Hua Phan province for their good feelings and congratulations to Nghe An province; thanked the province for creating favorable conditions for Nghe An citizens to complete legal documents to live and work legally and stably in the province.

The Vice Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee also expressed his joy that in recent times, the two provinces have continued to support each other, exchange and cooperate more and more effectively; and congratulated Hua Phan province on its socio-economic achievements.

After informing the leaders of Hua Phan province about some key features of the province's socio-economic situation in 2023; orientations and development strategies in the new period, Vice Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee Bui Dinh Long believed that the traditional friendship and cooperation between the two provinces will continue to develop, especially in developing the socio-economic situation in border areas, improving the lives of people on both sides of the border.

Comrade Bui Dinh Long emphasized: The delegation of Hua Phan province visiting and wishing a happy New Year is a great source of encouragement and motivation for Nghe An province to carry out the tasks of socio-economic development, ensuring national defense and security in 2024.