Standing member of the Secretariat and Vice President of the Lao PDR received a high-ranking delegation from Nghe An province.

The delegation included members of the Provincial Party Standing Committee: Le Duc Cuong - Head of the Provincial Party Organization Committee; Nguyen Thi Thu Huong - Head of the Provincial Party Propaganda Department; members of the Provincial Party Executive Committee: Bui Dinh Long - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Nguyen Dinh Hung - Chief of the Provincial Party Office; Pham Hong Quang - Director of the Department of Planning and Investment; Trinh Thanh Hai - Director of the Department of Finance; Colonel Nguyen Cong Luc - Commander of the Provincial Border Guard Command. Also attending were comrade Tran Khanh Thuc - Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs and representatives of the Department of Tourism.



Welcoming the high-ranking delegation of Nghe An province at the Central Headquarters of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, Comrade Bun-thoong Chit-ma-ny highly appreciated the significance of the delegation's visit and work in three localities of the Lao PDR; it is a testament to the long-standing traditional solidarity between the two Parties, two States and peoples of the two countries.

Nghe An Provincial Party Secretary Thai Thanh Quy expressed his excitement and joy to meet the Standing Member of the Secretariat, Vice President of the Lao PDR during this working trip and thanked him for his sincere and precious feelings for the Delegation and Nghe An province - the homeland of beloved Uncle Ho - who, together with President Kaysone Phomvihane and generations of previous leaders, laid the foundation for the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Laos.

Comrade Thai Thanh Quy reported to Comrade Bun-thoong Chit-ma-ny - Member of the Politburo of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, Standing Member of the Secretariat, Vice President of the Lao PDR on the delegation's working visit from July 12 to 16, 2023; at the same time, he informed about the socio-economic results of the province in recent times, as well as foreign affairs activities, especially the relationship and cooperation between Nghe An province and Lao partners, especially with 7 Lao provinces: Xieng Khouang, Hua Phan, Bolikhamxay, Vientiane, Khammouane, Savannakhet, Xay Som Bun in the fields such as: economy, education, national defense, security... and through this working trip, Nghe An will promote the cooperative relationship with the capital Vientiane.

In the coming time, the head of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee hopes that the Standing Member of the Secretariat and Vice President of the Lao PDR will continue to pay attention to, lead and direct localities in the process of implementing cooperation activities with Lao provinces in all fields to promote cooperative relations with Nghe An province; continue to lead and direct attention and create favorable conditions for Vietnamese people, including those from Nghe An province, who are living, working and studying in Lao localities as well as Nghe An enterprises that are investing, producing and doing business in Laos.

In particular, the attention to promoting the Vientiane - Pakxan (Bolikhamxay) - Thanh Thuy Border Gate (Nghe An) - Hanoi Expressway Project has been agreed upon by the leaders of the Party and State of both sides. If completed, this route will not only open up development opportunities for localities on the East-West economic corridor between Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar, but also be a symbol of the special relationship between the two Parties, States, and peoples.

On behalf of the high-ranking delegation of the province, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Thai Thanh Quy respectfully invited Comrade Bun-thoong Chit-ma-ny and his family to soon have the opportunity to return to visit Nghe An province; wishing Laos to develop more and more sustainably, the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between the two Parties and the two States of Vietnam and Laos to be forever green and sustainable.

Comrade Bun-thoong Chit-ma-ny - Member of the Politburo of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, Permanent Secretary of the Secretariat, Vice President of the Lao PDR thanked Nghe An province for the special, valuable sentiments and practical, meaningful support given to the 7 provinces of the Lao PDR over the past years; expressed his joy at the province's remarkable development achievements and the increasingly improved lives of the people.

The Standing Member of the Secretariat and Vice President of the Lao PDR suggested that in the coming time, the cooperative relationship between Nghe An and Lao localities will continue to develop comprehensively, contributing to the increasingly blossoming and fruitful relationship and cooperation between Laos and Vietnam.

In particular, Comrade Bun-thoong Chit-ma-ny expressed his agreement and strong support when Nghe An will establish a relationship and cooperation with the 8th locality of Laos, the capital Vientiane - the political, economic and cultural center of the country.

Through this, he hopes that the cooperation between the two sides will become increasingly close and tight; together learning from each other's experiences to develop in the fields of Party building and rectification, cadre training, urban development, investment, tourism, etc.

On the same morning, Provincial Party Secretary Thai Thanh Quy and the working delegation visited Comrade Bounnhang Vorachit - former General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Executive Committee, former President of the Lao PDR.

Comrade Bun-nhang Vo-la-chit expressed his joy to welcome the high-ranking delegation of Nghe An province to visit; highly appreciated the extremely close relationship between Nghe An and Laos during the war as well as in peacetime.

The former General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party and former President of the Lao PDR also highly appreciated the cooperative relationship between Nghe An and Lao provinces and the upcoming capital Vientiane; and believed that in the future, the Vientiane - Pakxan (Bolikhamxay) - Thanh Thuy Border Gate (Nghe An) - Hanoi expressway project, which has been approved by the two governments, will be implemented.

Comrade Bun-nhang Vo-la-chit emphasized that although he is retired and old, his spirit is always towards the country and people of Laos and Vietnam; thereby advising Nghe An and Lao localities to continue to preserve and promote the good traditions of the two countries to promote and expand the cooperative relationship to go deeper and deeper.

Comrade Thai Thanh Quy - Secretary of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee respectfully thanked Comrade Bun-nhang Vo-la-chit for his sentiments and opinions; this is the basis for Nghe An to continue to improve the relationship and cooperation with localities of Laos.

On this occasion, comrade Thai Thanh Quy respectfully invited comrade Bun-nhang Vo-la-chit and his family to soon return to visit Nghe An.