Laos asks Vietnam’s Home Affairs Ministry for personnel training help
Laos asks Vietnam’s Ministry of Home Affairs for personnel training assistance
Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith and Vice President Phankham Viphavan have urged Vietnam’s Ministry of Home Affairs to continue assisting its Lao counterpart in personnel training, particularly at the district level.
An overview of the talks between Vietnamese and Lao ministries of home affairs. (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Lao Prime Minister ThonglounSisoulith and Vice President Phankham Viphavan have urged Vietnam’s Ministry ofHome Affairs to continue assisting its Lao counterpart in personnel training, particularlyat the district level.
They each hosted separate receptions for VietnameseMinister of Home Affairs Le Vinh Tan on July 4, who is on a working visit toLaos from July 3-7.
The hosts called on the Vietnamese side to share itsexperience in the management of public administration, human resources, andlocalities, noting that Vietnam’s knowledge transfer thus far has helped Laosimprove its quality of personnel management.
Both the PM and President affirmed that Tan’s visithas contributed to tightening the relations between the two ministries, whileenhancing the fruitful friendship and special solidarity between the twoParties, States, and people.
For his part, Tan pledged that the Vietnamese Ministryof Home Affairs will do its utmost to materialise cooperation programmesbetween the two countries.
Vietnam will work together with Laos to preserve andpromote the solidarity and friendship between the two countries, for theprosperity of citizens in each country, as well as for the peace, stability,cooperation, and development of the region and the wider world, he stressed.
He called on Lao leaders to create more favourableconditions for the two ministries to step up their collaboration in all fields,contributing to consolidating the Vietnam-Laos relationship.
Earlier the same day, Tan held talks with his Laocounterpart Khamman Sonvileuth, during which the two sides reviewed theimplementation of the memorandum of understanding for 2016-2020.
They also discussed cooperation plans for the timeahead, focusing on personnel training and the exchange of documents andinformation.
Also on July 4, Lao Deputy PM and Finance MinisterSomdy Duangdy, on behalf of President BounnhangVorachith, presented the first class FreedomOrder (Itsala)to the Vietnamese Ministry of Home Affairs.
Minister Tan, on behalf of PresidentTran Dai Quang, also handed over the Independence Order – first, second andthird classes – and certificates of merit to collectives and individuals of theLao Ministry of Home Affairs. -VNA
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An overview of the talks between Vietnamese and Lao ministries of home affairs. (Source: VNA) 
