Kon Tum (VNA) – The Central Highlands province of Kon Tum signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation for 2023-2027 period with Laos’ southern province
of Champassak on September 26.
Under the MoU, the two sides will continue to create favourable
conditions for their departments, agencies and localities to establish friendly
and cooperative relations. They also agreed to enhance tourism linkages between the two provinces and closely coordinate with other localities of the two
countries to actively implement the tourism development plan for the Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam development triangle area for 2021-2025.
In addition, Kon
Tum province continues to offer scholarships for Champassak’s officials.
At the signing ceremony, Le
Ngoc Tuan, chairman of Kon Tum People’s Committee said although their
collaboration has reaped certain achievements, it is not commensurate with the
potential and strengths of each locality.
To further strengthen their relationship, he suggested that the two provinces
focus on implementing key cooperation contents, effectively organise visits,
meetings and working sessions between senior leaders, agencies, units and
localities, and coordinate to effectively implement trade and investment agreements between the two countries.
The two localities should create more favourable conditions and encourage
investors, businesses, and people of each province to explore investment
opportunities and strengthen cooperative activities in cultural, sports
and tourism sectors, Tuan said.
Vilayvong Bouddakham, Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and
Governor of Champassak province, said he agreed with cooperative
orientations of the two provinces in the coming time, especially in the fields
of agriculture, tourism, economics and trade.
He also thanked Kon Tum province for their assistance in education and
training, human resources and care for the poor and expressed his belief that
the two provinces’ collaboration will reap greater achievements in the
future./.