On January 12, 2023, delegates from Sekong province (Laos) led by the deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the provincial People’s Council, Dongphet Phanhon visited and extended wishes to the Party Committee, authority and people of Thua Thien Hue province on new year occasion. The Permanent Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Phan Ngoc Tho; the standing member of the provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of Thua Thien Hue province Phan Quy Phuong, and leaders of relevant departments and agencies received the delegation.
At the meeting, the deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the provincial People’s Council, Mr. Dongphet Phanhon extended his sincere gratitude to the Party Committee, authority and people of Thua Thien Hue province for supporting Sekong province in the past time. The leader of Sekong province expected that the traditional special relation between the two provinces will be strengthened in all fields such as politics, diplomatic relation, national defense, security, culture, education and healthcare, etc.
As Vietnamese lunar new year is in the air, Mr. Dongphet Phanhon hoped that the comprehensive cooperative relation between Vietnam and Laos in general, Sekong and Thua Thien Hue province in particular will be sustainable and developed.
Speaking at the meeting, the Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Phan Ngoc Tho affirmed that the Party Committee, authority and people will forever maintain the relation with Laos in particular and localities in border area in general.
In 2022, the bilateral relation marked a special milestone. Several activities were held, showing the solidarity and close relation between the two countries. The party committee and citizens of the two countries have achieved considerable achievements. The memorandum of understanding signed between Thua Thien Hue and Sekong province will be carried out in 2023 and coming years.
According to the Permanent Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Phan Ngoc Tho, Thua Thien Hue will make effort to become a centrally-managed city in accordance with Resolution 54 of the Politburo in 2023. The party Committee, authority and citizens expected to be supported by Laos localities including Sekong province and further tighten the sustainable cooperative relation. The party Committee, authority and citizens of Sekong province will further educate young generations of Vietnam-Laos relation as well as Thua Thien Hue-Sekong relation. On this basis, the traditional fruitful relation will be connected, maintained and developed. The leader of Thua Thien Hue province expected that the two countries and 2 localities will further developed in the coming time.