Vientiane (VNA) – The Inspection Commissions of the Communist Party ofVietnam (CPV) Central Committee and the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP)Central Committee held talks in Vientiane on October 31.

The Vietnamesedelegation was led by Tran Cam Tu, Secretary of the CPV Central Committee andhead of its Inspection Commission, while the Lao delegation was headed by BounthongChithmany, Politburo member, Secretary of the LPRP Central Committee, and headof its Inspection Commission.

Chithmany, who is alsoDeputy Prime Minister of Laos, urged the two sides to continue implementing the memorandumof understanding on cooperation for 2016-2021, enhancing the exchange ofdelegations and experience sharing at all levels, especially those from border localities.

He proposed Vietnam continue to help Laos train its officialsin the fields of Party inspection, State inspection, and anti-corruption in2019 and the following years.

For his part, Tu affirmed that the CPV Central Committee’s Inspection Commission will workclosely with its Lao counterpart to effectively implement high-level agreementsbetween the two Parties, as well as a cooperation agreement between the twoinspection agencies. These efforts will further promote the traditional friendship,special solidarity, and comprehensive cooperation between the two nations, hesaid.

Tu congratulated Laoson the great achievements made by the Lao Party, State, and people during overthe past 30 years of renewal as well as the important achievements in domesticand foreign affairs, highlighting their significance in contributing to Laos’national protection and development.

At the talks, the two sides shared experience and valuable lessons in the fightagainst corruption, stressing that monitoring, supervision, and corruption preventionis a very important task for both parties.

They stressed the needto promote exchanges and experience sharing between the inspection, supervision,and anti-corruption agencies of the CPV and LPRP.

The two sides also agreed to continue implementing the current cooperationmechanism under the cooperation plan between the two Parties for the 2016-2021period.

As planned, during their three-day working visit to Laos, the Vietnamesedelegation will pay courtesy visits to LPRP General Secretary and President BounnhangVorachith and Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith, as well as working with leadersof Vientiane and Bolikhamsay province.–VNA