Nghe An Province and Vientiane Capital (Laos) held talks and signed a cooperation agreement.

The high-level delegation of Vientiane Capital (Laos) was led by Comrade Anouphap Tounalom - Secretary of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, Secretary of the City Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Council, Head of the National Assembly Delegation of Region I, Vientiane Capital.

The delegation included comrades: Lamphoy Siackhachan - Member of the Standing Committee of the City Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Capital People's Council; Sililaththongsin Thongpenh - ViceMayor of the Capital;leaders of the Office of the Capital People's Council, the Office of the Capital Government, and departments and branches of Vientiane Capital.

Comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Secretary of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee, as head of the delegation, received and worked with the high-ranking delegation of Vientiane Capital (Laos).

Attending the meeting were comrades: Le Hong Vinh - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Nguyen Nam Dinh - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Phung Thanh Vinh - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; and leaders of departments, branches and sectors.

Together we determine a common direction

Nghe An Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Duc Trung expressed his joy at welcoming the high-ranking delegation from Vientiane, Laos, to visit and work in Nghe An province - the hometown of beloved President Ho Chi Minh.

The Secretary of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee informed the high-ranking delegation of Vientiane Capital about the natural conditions and outstanding results in socio-economic development of Nghe An province in 2024.

On the basis of the good traditional relationship, the loyal and pure attachment between the people of Vietnam and Laos, the Party Committee, Government and People of Nghe An province always identify strengthening and promoting comprehensive cooperation with localities of Laos as one of the especially important and top priority political tasks.

In recent times, bilateral cooperation activities between Nghe An and 7 localities of Laos, including Xieng Khouang, Hua Phan, Bolikhamxay, Khammouane, Vientiane, Savannakhet and Xay Som Boon, have been taking place vigorously in various fields, contributing to fostering and building the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Laos.

Nghe An province has officially signed a cooperation agreement with three bordering Lao provinces, namely Xieng Khouang, Hua Phan, and Bolikhamxay, and has traditional cooperative relations in many fields with four provinces, namely Vientiane, Khammouane, Savannakhet, and Xay Som Boon.

Regarding the capital Vientiane, the Secretary of the Nghe An Provincial Party Committee said that initially, the two localities had a number of delegation exchange activities. In 2023, the Secretary of the Nghe An Provincial Party Committee led the provincial delegation to visit and work with the Secretary of the City Party Committee and Mayor of Vientiane. In 2023 and 2024, the People's Council delegations of the two provinces visited and worked, exchanged and learned from each other's experiences.

In addition, the Vietnamese Government is currently striving to complete procedures to start the Vinh - Thanh Thuy Expressway Project as soon as possible. This is a component section of the Hanoi - Vientiane Expressway, which is of great significance in promoting economic, trade and investment cooperation between the two countries, creating momentum for the development of the North Central region and connecting with the East - West economic corridors, especially from Laos, Northeast Thailand with the North Central seaport system of Vietnam.

Secretary of the City Party Committee and Chairman of the People's Council of Vientiane Capital Anouphap Tounalom sincerely expressed his thanks to Nghe An province for the very thoughtful reception of the high-ranking delegation of Vientiane Capital.

Congratulating the achievements of Nghe An province, the Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of the People's Council of Vientiane Capital affirmed that the visit and working session aimed to further strengthen the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between the two Parties, two States and people of the two countries in general, as well as Nghe An province and Vientiane Capital in particular.

The Secretary of the City Party Committee and Chairman of the People's Council of Vientiane Capital informed about the socio-economic development situation and emphasized that the two localities can jointly determine a common direction, especially the strategy of building a route connecting Laos and Vietnam, which is the main transportation route, and the Vientiane - Hanoi expressway, with a connecting point in Nghe An province.

For the cooperation between Vientiane Capital and Nghe An Province this time, this is the beginning of cooperation by strengthening and identifying the potential for cooperation between the two sides. The two sides will help each other in leading the relevant sectors to implement the contents of the Cooperation Agreement to achieve high results and efficiency.

Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Duc Trung congratulated the great achievements of Vientiane Capital in recent times and the role of the Capital in implementing important events of Laos in 2024; at the same time, he believed that Vientiane Capital will continue to promote and successfully implement important events of Laos in 2025.

Multi-faceted agreements

Highly agreeing with the opinion of the Secretary of the City Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Council of Vientiane Capital Anouphap Tounalom, Secretary of the Nghe An Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Duc Trung affirmed that the Cooperation Agreement is a fundamental document to promote and strengthen cooperation between Nghe An province and Vientiane Capital. After signing, the two sides must be proactive, make efforts, regularly exchange and coordinate to effectively and efficiently implement the contents of the agreement.

Affirming the important position and role of Nghe An province, especially in the Hanoi - Vientiane expressway, the Secretary of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee pledged that the province will maximize its role as the investment management agency of the Vinh - Thanh Thuy section to soon start the project and contribute to completing the entire Hanoi - Vientiane expressway according to the goals agreed upon by the leaders of the two Parties and the two States.

The Secretary of the Nghe An Provincial Party Committee sincerely thanked the Secretary of the City Party Committee and Chairman of the People's Council of Vientiane Capital, Anouphap Tounalom, for supporting the scholarship for officials of Nghe An province to study Lao language; at the same time, he was pleased to accept the invitation to visit and work in Vientiane Capital in the near future.

At the meeting, Secretary of the Vientiane Capital Party Committee, Chairman of the Vientiane Capital People's Council Anouphap Tounalom and Secretary of the Nghe An Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Duc Trung affirmed that no matter how the regional and international situation changes and fluctuates, the two Parties, two States, and two peoples will always stand side by side to realize the goals of cooperation and development; preserve, conserve and promote the great relationship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries.

In the spirit of solidarity, great friendship, cooperation and mutual understanding, the People's Committee of Nghe An province and the Vientiane Capital Authority signed a Cooperation Agreement for the period 2025-2028 in the fields of politics, diplomacy, investment, trade, culture, sports, tourism, education, training, agriculture and science and technology.

The People's Council of Nghe An province and the People's Council of Vientiane Capital signed a Cooperation Agreement for the 2025-2028 period to discuss the development and implementation of legal documents; supervision work; and contact with voters of People's Councils at all levels.

Nghe An Provincial People's Council will support the organization of short-term training courses on professional work for delegates of the Vientiane Capital People's Council. The People's Council Committees and Offices of the two provinces and cities are responsible for cooperation, supporting professional exchanges; regularly exchanging professional experience and informing each other about the results of their activities.

The signing of cooperation agreements to continue promoting and strengthening the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the Lao People's Democratic Republic in general, and between Nghe An province and Vientiane capital in particular, has become increasingly in-depth, suitable to the actual situation and effective.