HCM City, Lao province boost cooperation
Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Dinh La Thang had a meeting on February 21 with a delegation from Laos’ Champassak province led by Governor and Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Bounthong Divixay.
He asked Champasak authorities to create conditions for investors from Ho Chi Minh City, adding that his city is willing to support the Lao locality in biotechnological development.
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Committing to fulfilling signed bilateral pacts, he requested the municipal leaders to increase delegation exchanges and business links, boost trade, as well as share experience in building human capacity for hi-tech agriculture.
Both sides agreed to coordinate activities celebrating 55 years of the two nations’ diplomatic relations (September 5, 1962-2017) and 40 years of the signing of the treaty of bilateral friendship and cooperation (July 18, 1977-2017).