PANO – The visit of a delegation from press agencies of Vietnam People’s Army, led by Major General Le Phuc Nguyen, Editor-in-Chief of the People’s Army Newspaper, to Lao People’s Democratic Republic ended successfully on July 29th.
PANO – The visit of a delegation from press agencies of Vietnam People’s Army, led by Major General Le Phuc Nguyen, Editor-in-Chief of the People’s Army Newspaper, to Lao People’s Democratic Republic ended successfully on July 29 th .
During five-day visit from July 25 th to 29 th , the delegation met with Lao People’s Army Newspaper and Radio and Television of Lao People’s Army; visited Thanva Company, Cement Factory No1 and No2, Commando Regiment 497, Luang Prabang provincial army section; exchanged with leaders, staff and reporters of New Vientiane Newspaper as well as visited beautiful landscapes in Laos.
The delegation had discussion with delegation from press agencies of Lao People’s Army. At the discussion, the two sides exchanged and learnt experiences from each other and signed a memorandum on press cooperation of the two armies.
Aiming at promoting traditional relations among press agencies from the two armies, basing on Vietnam-Laos special solidarity and relations, the two delegations agreed all contents in the memorandum to submit to General Departments of Politics of Vietnam People’s Army and Lao People’s Army.
Agreed contents include: Promoting cooperation and mutual help through press delegation exchanges; promoting information exchange and holding radio and television programs on the two countries; training staff and reporters from press agencies of the two armies on press professional skills; co-organising programs to mark big events of the two countries; launching press contests on relations of the two countries and the two armies and providing technical helps to each other.
Major-General Subun Hunnachampa, Deputy Director of General Department of Politics of Lao People’s Army also received the delegation. Major-General Le Phuc Nguyen thanked Mr. Subun Hunnachampa for his warm welcome and showed his delight to visit Laos as the two countries are organising various activities to mark Vietnam-Laos Friendship Year. Major-General Le Phuc Nguyen conveyed best wishes and compliments of Senior Lieutenant-General Ngo Xuan Lich, Director of General Department of Politics of Vietnam People’s Army to leaders of General Department of Politics of Lao People’s Army with the hope that press agencies of the two armies will make their utmost efforts to promote relations of the two countries and the two armies.
During the visit to learn experiences from units of Lao People’s Army, the two sides agreed that the visit aims to meet and exchange experiences on press activities of the two armies. This is an excellent opportunity to promote cooperation on the field of information and telecommunications, making contributions to boosting special traditional friendship relations of the two parties, the two states and the two armies.
Translated by Tran Hoai