Launching the contest "Learning about the history of special relations between Vietnam and Laos"

((Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of July 12, the Central Propaganda Department coordinated with Provincial Party Committees, City Party Committees, and Party Committees directly under the Central Committee to organize an online conference of reporters for July 2017 at 53 connecting points nationwide.

At the conference, the reporters listened to Comrade Ha Kim Ngoc - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs inform about the world situation since the beginning of the year. In the first 6 months of the year, Vietnam has maintained a peaceful and stable environment, taken advantage of development resources, and gradually improved its position in the international arena. This was clearly demonstrated during Vietnam's high-level visits to China and the US.

In particular, the US President's invitation to Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, the third Asian leader (after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese General Secretary and President Xi Jinping) and the first ASEAN leader to visit the US, has demonstrated that the Donald Trump administration highly appreciates the role and position of Vietnam in the Asia-Pacific region in general, and ASEAN in particular.

The leader of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs also forecasted the world situation and relations between Vietnam and other countries in the coming time.

Panorama of the Conference of Reporters of Provincial Party Committees, Municipal Party Committees, and Party Committees directly under the Central Committee in July 2017. Photo: My Nga

Also at the conference, reporters heard the leaders of the National Assembly Office inform about the important results of the third session of the 14th National Assembly.

The third session of the 14th National Assembly has ended successfully. At this session, the National Assembly completed the proposed program with many important contents on legislative work, deciding on important issues of the country and supreme supervision. The National Assembly spent most of its time reviewing and passing 12 laws, 12 resolutions and giving opinions on 6 other draft laws. The laws and resolutions passed by the National Assembly have many innovative and progressive contents, in line with international practices, continuing to perfect the market economy institution, the legal system on justice, national defense and security, contributing to protecting the country's sovereignty and security, protecting the regime, ensuring social order and safety...

Regarding the draft Law on Planning, due to many different opinions, after carefully considering all aspects, the National Assembly decided not to pass it at this session to continue to perfect and ensure the quality and feasibility of the draft law.

One of the outstanding results of the 3rd session was the innovative and vibrant democratic atmosphere from "National Assembly speech" to "National Assembly debate". National Assembly deputies showed their enthusiasm, responsibility, and frankness in expressing their opinions and especially actively debated with Government members and other deputies to clarify limitations and weaknesses, determine responsibilities and get to the bottom of the problem.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc shakes hands with US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on May 31.

Orienting propaganda work in August 2017, the Central Propaganda Department requested reporters to focus on propagating the results of implementing socio-economic development tasks in the first 6 months of the year. Pay attention to oriented propaganda on activities commemorating the 70th anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs Day, resolving policies for those with meritorious services; Propaganda Traditional Day. At the same time, continue to deploy and thoroughly study Resolution of the Central Committee 5 (term XII).

Also at the conference, the Nghe An Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department launched the contest "Learning about the history of the special Vietnam-Laos relationship" to practically respond to the "Vietnam-Laos Solidarity and Friendship Year 2017" along with the events: 55 years of establishing diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Laos (September 5, 1962 - September 5, 2017); 40 years of signing the Vietnam-Laos Friendship and Cooperation Treaty (July 18, 1977 - July 18, 2017). The contest aims to contribute to propagating and educating revolutionary traditions, especially for the younger generation, about the special friendship between Vietnam and Laos, Laos and Vietnam in the process of fighting against the common enemy, liberating the nation and building a developed country./.

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