Writers’ Association delegation visits Laos
Chairman of the Vietnam Writers’ Association Huu Thinh and his Lao counterpart, Phuilavan, discussed cooperation plan for 2013 during their talks in Vientiane on December 25.
They agreed to make joint efforts to compile a collection of short stories and notes on Laos.
The two sides pledged to create favourable conditions for Vietnamese veteran writers to make field trips to former Lao battle fields, namely Hua Phan, Xiengkhouang, the Plain of Jars, Luang Namtha and Attapeu, and collect materials for their creative work.
They will also share experience in writing and translating documents relating to the two countries’ relations.
During 2012, the Vietnamese side invited Lao writers to attend the Asia-Pacific Poetry Festival and the 10th Vietnamese Poetry Day.
The two associations, together with the Cambodian counterpart, revised the regulations of the Mekong award.
They also exchanged delegations and organised field trips for writers during the Vietnam-Laos, Laos-Vietnam Friendship Year 2012.