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(KPL/VNA) – Hanoi and Vientiane have signed cooperation documents within the framework of the working trip by Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Committee and head of the National Assembly deputies' delegation of Hanoi Dinh Tien Dung to the capital of Laos in mid-March.
(KPL/VNA) – Hanoi and Vientiane have signed
cooperation documents within the framework of the working trip by Politburo
member, Secretary of the Party Committee and head of the National Assembly
deputies' delegation of Hanoi Dinh Tien Dung to the capital of Laos in
mid-March.
The Department of Information, Culture and
Tourism of Vientiane and the Investment, Trade and Tourism Promotion Centre of
Hanoi signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) of friendship cooperation to
research and develop a cooperative programme for tourism promotion activities,
and regularly support businesses to connect and explore cooperation and
business opportunities.
Hanoi’s association of artisans and skilled
craftsmen also inked an MoUs on cooperation, and action programmes with
associations in Vientiane, including those of furniture, sculpture, bamboo and
rattan, and jewellers.
Nguyen Anh Duong, Director of the Hanoi
Investment, Trade and Tourism Promotion Centre, said these documents will serve
as an important basis and condition for businesses and associations to
strengthen collaboration and production. Apart from training and improving
skills, the cooperation will also help businesses access markets, develop
tourism, and consume typical products of the two capital cities.
According to the Hanoi People's Committee,
Hanoi's export value to Laos in 2023 hit 119.6 million USD.
The two localities have also arranged field
surveys in areas growing agricultural raw materials and a number of handicraft
production establishments in Vientiane, Luang Prabang province, and surrounding
areas.
Nguyen Manh Quyen, Vice Chairman of the Hanoi
People's Committee, said in 2024, municipal authorities will promote
cooperation between Hanoi and Lao localities. The city will also continue to
implement the MoU between the Departments of Industry and Trade of Hanoi and
Vientiane for the 2022 – 2025 period, thus supporting cooperation of businesses
to cooperate and develop.
Trade promotion activities will continue to be
organised in Laos, thereby supporting products and businesses of both sides to
develop together, and encouraging Hanoi businesses to invest and do business in
Laos, especially in agriculture, and agricultural product processing.
Attention will be also paid to providing market
information and export policies for businesses exporting to the Lao market.
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