HANOI: Vietnam and Laos agreed on major orientations to bolster their partnership in 2024, reported the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) on Sunday.
This came during the 46th Vietnam-Laos Intergovernmental Committee for Bilateral Cooperation meeting held in Hanoi on 7th January.
Vietnam and Laos will deepen their political-diplomatic relations, maintaining and enhancing the efficiency of bilateral cooperation mechanisms, strengthening defence-security cooperation, sharing macro-economic management experience, and fostering the connectivity between the two economies.
The Lao Government will create favourable conditions and give preferential policies for major projects in Vietnam, and adjust regulations on implementation duration for hydropower and mining projects to suit the new situation.
The two countries will boost bilateral trade towards the target of 10-15% growth this year, while focusing on strengthening connections in transport infrastructure and promoting cooperation in agriculture and rural development.
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ietnam and Laos will continue to prioritise and increase the quality of education-training and human resources development collaboration. Vietnam agreed to grant 1,120 scholarships to Lao officials and students to study in Vietnam and send teachers to Laos to teach the Vietnamese language.
The two sides agreed to roll out measures to foster tourism connections with each other as well as among Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. They will ask ministries, sectors, and localities to strengthen exchanges and cooperation, while paying greater attention to popularising the Vietnam-Laos great friendship and special solidarity to all people, especially the youth.
The two countries’ Governments, ministries and agencies will continue to support each other at multilateral and regional forums. Vietnam will provide active and effective support to Laos to perform the role of the ASEAN Chair in 2024, AIPA Chair and the host of high-level events.
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