The Office of the Government of Vietnam and the Office of the Prime Minister of Laos share operational experiences

Conference scene. Photo: Pham Bang

COOPERATION IS MORE AND MORE PRACTICAL AND EFFECTIVE

Speaking at the opening of the workshop, Mr. Tran Van Son - Minister, Head of the Office of the Government of Vietnam said that since 2012, this is the 5th workshop within the framework of cooperation between the Offices of the Governments of Vietnam and Laos. This shows that the cooperative relationship and exchange of work experience between the two Offices has been substantial, effective and in-depth.

The Minister - Head of the Office of the Government of Vietnam emphasized that the effectiveness and efficiency of the direction and administration of the Government and the Prime Minister depend largely on the quality of the office's advisory and synthesis work. Through this conference, the staff and civil servants of each agency must continuously learn and improve their professional capacity; and share experiences to better serve their professional work.

Comrade Tran Van Son - Member of the Party Central Committee, Minister, Head of the Government Office of Vietnam delivered the opening speech at the workshop. Photo: Pham Bang

Comrade A-lun-xay Xun-na-lat - Minister, Head of the Office of the Lao Prime Minister delivered a speech in response. Photo: Pham Bang

In his welcome speech at the workshop, Mr. Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee said that Nghe An is an important province, converging common factors, at the same time having many specific and distinct factors. Nghe An has the longest common border with Laos in the country, more than 468 km; adjacent to 3 provinces of Xieng Khouang, Hua Phan and Bolikhamxay.

The terrain, history and culture of the border area between Nghe An and the localities of neighboring Laos have many similarities. The people here live in harmony and closeness; there are long-standing neighborly and kinship relationships, so there are often economic and cultural exchanges in many rich forms.

Comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Committee of Nghe An province delivered a welcome speech at the workshop. Photo: Pham Bang

Carrying out comprehensive cooperation activities with localities of Laos has always been considered one of the particularly important political tasks of Nghe An. Over the years, generations of leaders of Nghe An province have regularly inherited, cultivated and promoted the traditional values ​​of friendship between the two countries in general.

Up to now, besides traditional cooperation with three provinces sharing the border, namely Hua Phan, Xieng Khouang and Bolikhamxay, Nghe An has expanded cooperative relations with the capital Vientiane, the provinces of Khammouane, Savannakhet, Xay Som Bun...

Delegates from the Lao Prime Minister's Office attended the workshop. Photo: Pham Bang

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung also said that the valuable exchanges between the Office of the Government of Vietnam and the Office of the Lao Prime Minister at the workshop will help leaders and officials of Nghe An province in general and the Office of the Provincial People's Committee in particular learn, research and apply them into practice in advising and directing, contributing to the successful implementation of the socio-economic development goals and political tasks of the province.

CONTINUE TO PROMOTE EXCHANGE OF EXPERIENCES IN MANY FORMS AND CONTENT

Minister and Head of the Government Office of Vietnam and Minister and Head of the Office of the Prime Minister of Laos moderated the discussion. Photo: Pham Bang

At the workshop, leaders of units under the Office of the Government of Vietnam presented papers related to new points in the Working Regulations of the Government of Vietnam for the 2021-2026 term; the role of the Government Office in reviewing Government projects and draft laws; current results of administrative reform, environmental improvement and enhancement of national competitiveness and the role of the Government Office in general advisory work, assisting the Government and the Prime Minister.

During the discussion, representatives of units under the Lao Prime Minister's Office and the Minister and Head of the Prime Minister's Office directly raised questions on issues of concern; leaders of units and the Vietnamese Government Office answered, discussed, clarified, and shared experiences in general staff work to assist the Government and the Prime Minister.

Director of the General Department of the Government Office of Vietnam presented a report on new points in the Working Regulations of the Government of Vietnam for the 2021-2026 term. Photo: Pham Bang

Concluding the workshop, Comrade Tran Van Son - Minister, Head of the Office of the Government of Vietnam said that the workshop was a great success. Through the workshop, we further realized the significance and importance of the comprehensive advisory work of the two Offices for the activities of the Government and the administration of the Prime Minister of each country.

The workshop also helped to better understand the work of each Office and draw some necessary lessons about the specific situation of each country. Although different, the two Offices have many things in common to refer to and learn from each other.

Director of the General Research Department of the Lao Prime Minister's Office asked questions about issues of concern at the workshop. Photo: Pham Bang

The Minister and Head of the Office of the Government of Vietnam also agreed that in the coming time, they will continue to promote the exchange of experiences in many forms and with rich content on the work of organizing cadres, content preparation, reception, logistics, serving the activities of the Government, the Prime Minister, etc. If the general staff work is done well, the management and operation of the Government, the Prime Minister and the Deputy Prime Ministers will be good.

Leaders of the Vietnamese Government Office, the Lao Prime Minister's Office, Military Region 4, Nghe An province and delegates attending the conference took a souvenir photo. Photo: Pham Bang