National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith (Source: VNA) |
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Vietnam Net News | 27 September 2016
He was talking to
National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan in Vientiane on September 27
after listening to the guest’s suggestion on the two Governments’ continuous
coordination to work for the efficiency of Vietnamese-invested projects in
Laos.
The Vietnamese legislator spoke highly of the Lao leader’s contributions to the
bilateral ties, especially in politics, economy, trade and investment.She informed her host on the outcomes of the talks with NA Chairwoman Pany Yathotou, noting agreements reached on action plans and cooperation orientations between the two legislatures in the coming time.
She also talked about a workshop where Vietnamese and Lao law makers exchanged experience in public debt management.
The legislator highlighted cooperation outcomes between the two countries’ ministries, agencies and localities over the years under the supervision of the two legislative bodies.
The host praised Vietnam’s contributions to Laos’ successful organisation of the 49th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting and related meetings in July 2016.
Later the same day, NA Chairwoman Ngan and her entourage left Laos for Phnom Penh, Cambodia, the second leg of her tour of ASEAN countries.
Vietnamese, Lao border localities
foster justice cooperation
The Ministries of Justice of Vietnam
and Laos on September 27 held the third expanded conference for localities
along the shared border, with the participation of more than 100 justice
officials from 10 provinces of both countries.
Addressing the event, Minister of
Justice Le Thanh Long said that the event is a chance for justice and civil
judgment execution agencies of Vietnamese and Lao border localities to discuss
and seek solutions to strengthen their cooperation, contributing to ensuring
peaceful life for locals and maintaining the shared border of peace.
Participants agreed that since the
previous conference, there have been remarkable improvements in the management
of resident registration and nationality-related issues at localities along the
Vietnam-Laos border.
Justice agencies of the provinces have
also worked closely in implementing the agreement between the two governments
on the settlement of issues related to uncontrolled migrants and non-registered
marriage within border areas, they noted.
They lauded the active coordination of
the two Justice Ministries in building and conducting a project to support the
Lao Academy of Justice using the Vietnamese Government’s ODA, which was signed
on December 27, 2015.
In the coming time, the two ministries
will continue cooperating with relevant ministries and agencies of both
countries to effectively conducting the bilateral agreement signed on July 8,
2013 on handling uncontrolled emigrant and non-registered marriage in border
areas.
The two ministries will also encourage
border localities to set up twin relationship to support and cooperate with
each other for common development.
Departments of Justice along the
Vietnam-Laos border will also give law education as well as legal support to
locals to enhance their understanding of the law of both countries.
The Laos’ Ministry of Justice asked for
the Vietnamese side’s assistance in revising the Law on Enforcement of Judgments
to submit to the Lao National Assembly in 2017.
During the event, the two ministries
signed three partnership deals, including a cooperation plan for 2017.
NA backs cooperation between
Vietnamese, Lao fronts
The National Assembly (NA) supports
cooperation between the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) and the Lao Front for
National Construction (LFNC), said NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.
At a meeting with LFNC Central
Committee Chairman Saysomphone Phomvihane in Vientiane on September 27, the top
legislator appreciated the two fronts’ collaboration over the recent past,
highlighting that their cooperation agreement for 2016-2020 will contribute to
consolidating and developing the traditional solidarity, friendship and special
cooperation between the two countries.
Briefing her host on outcomes of the
talks with her Lao counterpart Pany Yathotou, Chairwoman Ngan said the two
sides agreed upon action plans and cooperation orientations between the two
countries as well as their legislative bodies in the time ahead.
The two leaders also co-chaired a
workshop where Vietnamese and Lao law-makers exchanged experience in public
debt management, she said.
For his part, Saysomphone Phomvihane
stressed the need for Vietnam and Lao to continue preserving and promoting
their fruitful long-standing friendship, fostered day by day by generations of
both countries’ leaders.
He acknowledged great contributions of
Vietnam, especially its legislature, to Laos’ successful organisation of the 49
th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting, the ASEAN Summit and related meetings.
The two fronts were unanimous on
activities popularising the Vietnam-Laos solidarity and friendship among the
two countries’ youths in order to mark the 55 th anniversary of the bilateral
diplomatic ties and 40 years since the signing of the Vietnam-Laos Treaty of
Friendship and Cooperation in 2017, he noted.
The LFNC will invite VFF leaders to
visit Laos in late October to discuss the establishment of five advisory boards
of the Lao front, he said.
Coordination mechanisms between the
Vietnamese and Lao NAs, Governments and fronts will be established to help them
perform their supervision and social criticism tasks, he added.
The same day, the Vietnamese leader
visited Sisavath Keobounphanh, former LFNC Central Committee Chairman.
Vietnam, Laos share experience in
public debt management
Vietnamese and Lao parliamentarians
shared experience in public debt management during a workshop held in Vientiane
on September 27.
Lao National Assembly Chairwoman Pany
Yathotou said the event allowed participants to propose financial and foreign
currency policies to ensure socio-economic development.
National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi
Kim Ngan said public debt is a major issue for many countries around the world,
including Vietnam and Laos .
The top Vietnamese legislator welcomed
the Lao NA’s initiative to host the workshop to discuss this matter in an
effective way, contributing to socio-economic development, financial safety and
macroeconomic stability.
She said that governments should map
out strategies to control investment in the public sector while reducing the
state budget deficit, curbing foreign debts and improving State-run businesses’
investment efficiency.
Gross domestic product growth,
inflation, interest rates, current account deficit, and foreign exchange
reserves should be well controlled, she said, emphasizing the importance of
coordination between relevant agencies under Government management and NA
supervision.
Participants also discussed the role of
the NA and State Audit in public debt management.
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