On the evening of October 8th, in Vientiane, as part of his participation in the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits and related meetings, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with officials from Vietnamese representative offices in Laos.
At the meeting, reporting on the situation in Laos, Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Minh Tam expressed his gratitude for the attention and guidance of the Prime Minister, affirming that he always excellently fulfills the tasks assigned by the Party and the State .
Regarding the work of the representative offices, the Ambassador stated that the majority of staff at the Embassy are highly qualified, dedicated, and hardworking researchers who contribute to strengthening the friendly relations and cooperation between the two countries.
The ambassador stated that currently there are over 100,000 Vietnamese people living in Laos, distributed across 18 provinces; basically, they are united and devoted to their homeland. Currently, they are actively promoting a movement to learn Vietnamese within the community.
Regarding economic cooperation, the Ambassador stated that many Vietnamese businesses are currently investing and operating in Laos. The representative agencies are deeply aware of their role as a bridge between the two countries and are actively working to resolve difficulties and promote the smooth implementation of investment projects by Vietnamese businesses in various localities in Laos.
In the coming period, the Embassy will strive to deepen and strengthen the bilateral relationship, making it more substantive and concrete, contributing to the realization of agreements reached by high-level leaders of both countries. The representative agencies hope that the Party, State, and relevant ministries and agencies will continue to pay attention to, encourage, and implement relevant policies to facilitate the smooth operation of these agencies, contributing to the fulfillment of all tasks assigned by the Party and State.
In his remarks, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasized the special position and importance of the sincere, open, and trustworthy relationship between the two countries; political requirements must remain the core of bilateral relations and must always be nurtured and cultivated.
Emphasizing that the economic development has not kept pace with the bilateral relationship, the Prime Minister requested that Vietnamese representative agencies strengthen connections through businesses, nurture and support the business community and entrepreneurs, fully exploit their strengths, develop businesses, and create favorable conditions for Vietnamese citizens living and working in Laos.
The Prime Minister requested the Embassy to strive to promote Vietnamese investment projects that have already been implemented, and to resolve any difficulties and obstacles in unfinished projects; he noted that aid projects to Laos should not be spread too thinly, but should be focused and targeted; and he urged the Embassy to strengthen educational work and immediately address scholarships for Lao students, as this is a strategic and long-term issue.
Vietnamese representative agencies in Laos need to do a good job in citizen and community work; strengthen solidarity and coordinate closely with other ASEAN countries in a practical and effective way, and have many appropriate forms of exchange to strengthen cohesion among ASEAN countries, thereby enhancing mutual understanding.
For Vietnamese investment projects in Laos, the principle of "saying what you mean and doing what you say" must be upheld, commitments must be fulfilled, and actions must yield concrete results and products. Regarding training, this is a strategic issue, therefore, the Vietnamese Embassy in Laos needs to further promote this.
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