Photo exhibition on Vietnam-Laos relations opens in Vientiane
A photo exhibition on Vietnam-Laos relations opened at the Lao National Cultural Hall in Vientiane on December 6 to mark the Vietnam-Laos, Laos-Vietnam Friendship and Solidarity Year 2017.
VNA Director General Nguyen Duc Loi (R) and visitors at the photo exhibition (Source: VNA)
Vientiane (VNA) – A photo exhibition on Vietnam-Laos relations opened at theLao National Cultural Hall in Vientiane on December 6 to mark the Vietnam-Laos,Laos-Vietnam Friendship and Solidarity Year 2017.
Theexhibition, jointly held by the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) and the Lao NewsAgency (KPL), will last until December 9.
Onshowcase are over 100 black and white and colour photos captured by Vietnamesereporters reflecting solidarity and cooperation of Vietnamese and Lao people inresistance wars against colonists and imperialists and each country’s nationbuilding and safeguarding cause.
Speakingat the opening ceremony, VNA Director General Nguyen Duc Loi stressed that theyear 2017 is of significance to the bilateral relations as numerous activities havebeen held to celebrate the 55th anniversary of diplomatic ties(September 5) and 40 years of the signing of the Treaty of Amity andCooperation.
Thisis also a chance for the countries’ Party members and people to gain full anddeep understanding of the importance of the relations.
LaoDeputy Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism Savankhone Razmonty spokehighly of the organisation of the exhibition of VNA and KPL, affirming that itmanifests not only the traditional friendship and special solidarity betweenLaos and Vietnam, but also the long-lasting cooperation between the two newsagencies.
Accordingto the official, the collaboration has become an important factor boosting thedevelopment of information and communications in the two countries, andcontributing to encouraging young generations to maintain and nurture thespecial solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between Laos and Vietnam.
Afterthe exhibition, the VNA will present all exhibited photos to the KPL to servethe dissemination work about the bilateral relations.-VNA
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VNA Director General Nguyen Duc Loi (R) and visitors at the photo exhibition (Source: VNA)
