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In the past, Gia Lai and Binh Dinh provinces (before the merger) have always maintained, consolidated and promoted the friendly relationship and cooperation for development with the four southern Lao provinces of Attapeu, Champasak, Sekong and Salavan. The two sides regularly organize exchange activities, visits and congratulations to each other on the occasion of the two countries' holidays and New Year. The two provinces have signed many cooperation phases with comprehensive cooperation content in many fields.
From 2021 to present, the two sides have coordinated to implement cooperation programs according to the Memorandum of Understanding for the 2021-2025 period and achieved some important results such as: Regarding education and training, Gia Lai has granted 235 scholarships to students from 4 southern Lao provinces to study at universities and colleges in the province. Currently, more than 120 Lao students are studying in the province. In addition, Gia Lai province has sent experts to train in cultivation and livestock techniques, guide the construction of production models in the southern Lao provinces; organize training courses on surgery, obstetrics, and newborn care; exchange scientific and technological expertise and receive officials to study experience in the fields of science - technology and foreign affairs; coordinate to organize fairs, connect e-commerce, organize famtrip programs, promote tourism and typical products of the province,... In particular, Binh Dinh province (old) has supported 60 billion VND for 4 provinces of Southern Laos (15 billion VND each) to build friendship works. These results have affirmed the right policy and direction in comprehensive development cooperation between Gia Lai province and the provinces of Southern Laos. From July 1, 2025, the new Gia Lai Provincial People's Committee will inherit the Memorandums of Understanding signed between the People's Committee of Binh Dinh province and the People's Committee of Gia Lai province (old) with the Government of the provinces of Southern Laos. In the coming time, Gia Lai province will continue to implement the cooperation contents signed by the two sides; at the same time, coordinate to prepare for the assessment and summary of the cooperation results for the period 2021-2025 and sign the cooperation for the period 2026-2030.
Delegations from Salavan and Attapeu provinces worked with leaders of Gia Lai province
On behalf of the delegation of Attapeu province, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee of Khammouane Duongphabang sent his best wishes to the Party Committee, government and people of Gia Lai province on the occasion of the important event of the 80th anniversary of the National Day of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. He emphasized: Throughout the 80-year history, especially the implementation of the renovation policy, under the wise leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam , the Vietnamese people have promoted the revolutionary tradition, overcome all difficulties and challenges, achieved great achievements of historical significance in all fields, enhancing the role and position of the Party and the Socialist State of Vietnam in the region and in the world. Those achievements are the joy of the Party, State and people of Laos and Vietnam. The Lao Party, State and People are pleased with the achievements that the Party, State and People of Vietnam have achieved in recent times and believe that the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between Laos and Vietnam, which was painstakingly built by the great President Ho Chi Minh and President Kaysone Phomvihane and President Souphanouvong, will be promoted and increasingly developed in a deep, practical and effective manner in all fields. Deputy Secretary of the Khammouan Duongphabang Provincial Party Committee wishes that the friendship and cooperation between Attapeu and Gia Lai provinces as well as the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between the two Parties, two States and peoples of Laos and Vietnam, Vietnam and Laos will increasingly bear fruit.
At the working session, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Deputy Governor Padomphon Sonthani expressed his deep gratitude and thanked Gia Lai province for its coordination, attention, support, assistance, and contribution to the task of building and developing Salavan province in the past. In particular, cooperation between the Salavan Provincial People's Council and the Gia Lai Provincial People's Council (old) on education and human resource development; support for infrastructure construction and socio-economic development, agricultural development and poverty reduction; organizing exchanges between high-ranking delegations of Salavan province and Binh Dinh province (old) and other cooperation activities. In particular, in 2025, Binh Dinh province (old) supported 15 billion VND to build a school for the Salavan Provincial Medical Training Center. He hoped that Gia Lai province would continue to support, assist and coordinate with Salavan province to implement the cooperation contents between the two sides to achieve new and greater successes. He wished that the traditional friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between Laos and Vietnam and Salavan and Gia Lai provinces would be forever green and sustainable.
Gia Lai Provincial Leaders Work with Delegations of Salavan and Attapeu Provinces
Speaking at the reception, on behalf of the leaders of Gia Lai province, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Tuan Anh emphasized: Currently, the two Parties and States of Vietnam and Laos have been and are continuing to strengthen comprehensive cooperation, bringing the special relationship between Vietnam and Laos to a new height; with the foundation of close affection, trust and mutual support, we need to continue to consolidate, strengthen, develop and deepen the special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between Gia Lai province and the provinces of Southern Laos, considering this a priceless sacred asset of the two nations. On the occasion of the visit of the delegations of Attapeu and Salavan provinces, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Tuan Anh respectfully requested the leaders of the provinces of Southern Laos to pay attention and direct the continued consolidation and enhancement of the extensive cooperation relationship in all fields between the two sides; direct the agencies and units of the province to closely coordinate with the departments and branches of Gia Lai province to continue to effectively implement the signed cooperation contents; prepare to evaluate and summarize the results of cooperation in the period of 2021-2025 and sign a cooperation agreement for the period of 2026-2030. This will be an important milestone, affirming the common determination of the provinces in continuing to strengthen and develop cooperative relations, bringing the relationship between Gia Lai province and the southern provinces of Laos (including Attapeu province and Salavan province) to increasingly develop deeply, practically and effectively.
To effectively implement the cooperation program between Gia Lai province and the southern Lao provinces in the coming time, he requested that the relevant departments, branches and sectors of Gia Lai province continue to pay attention to timely and fully implementing the cooperation contents that the two sides have signed to ensure practicality and effectiveness; organize diverse and rich cooperation activities, contributing to preserving, nurturing and developing the special friendly cooperation relationship between Vietnam and Laos in general and Gia Lai - Southern Laos in particular. The Department of Foreign Affairs is assigned to be the focal point for exchanging and coordinating with the southern Lao provinces; monitoring and coordinating with relevant agencies in the process of implementing the cooperation program between the two sides; proposing adjustments and amendments to the Memorandums of Understanding to suit the new Gia Lai province according to regulations.
Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Tuan Anh expressed his sincere thanks to the Lao Party and State, the Party Committee, the Government, generations of leaders and all the people of the Southern Lao provinces for always trusting, caring, accompanying and supporting Gia Lai province throughout the past cooperation and development journey; he believed that the special friendship and solidarity between Gia Lai province and the Southern Lao provinces would continue to blossom and bear fruit, so that the people of the localities could proudly write new and increasingly bright pages in the history of friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and Laos as well as between Gia Lai province and the Southern Lao provinces.
Deputy Secretary of Attapeu Provincial Party Committee Kham-bun Duong-pha-bang presented flowers to congratulate the 80th anniversary of the success of August Revolution and National Day of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in Gia Lai province.
Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Chau Ngoc Tuan presented souvenirs to the delegation of Attapeu province.
Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Tuan Anh presented souvenirs to the delegation of Salavan province .
Gia Lai provincial leaders took souvenir photos with the delegations of Attapeu and Salavan provinces.
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