Ho Chi Minh City will coordinate with Lao localities, including Xiengkhouang province, to well organise events celebrating the 55th founding anniversary of diplomatic ties and 40 years since the signing of the Vietnam-Laos Treaty on Amity and Cooperation, a local official said.

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Vice Secretary of the HCM
city Party Committee Vo Thi Dung made the affirmation during her reception for
Vice Secretary of the Party Committee of Xiengkhouang province Uthen Masisonsay
the city on May 26.
Dung said she was delighted to see that projects built with funding donated by
HCM City have been used effectively by Xiengkhouang, contributing to the
enhancement of the traditional friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive
cooperation between the two nations, including long-lasting relations between
the two localities.
She also asked Xiengkhouang province’s administration to work closely with HCM
City to well deploy communication campaigns, exchange programmes and
exhibitions, among others the upcoming major events.
Meanwhile, Uthen Masisonsay thanked HCM City for its support in infrastructure
development, agricultural production, and personnel training, saying that
valuable assistance from the city has helped Xiengkhouang fulfil its
socio-economic and cultural development.
She took this occasion to invite HCM City officials to attend friendship
exchanges and other activities hosted by Xiengkhouang to celebrate the 55th
founding anniversary of diplomatic ties and the 40th anniversary of the signing
of the Vietnam-Laos Treaty on Amity and Cooperation.
Source: VNA
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