Standing Vice Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Tat Thanh Cang (R) and head of the Lao Office of Supreme People’s Prosecutor Khamsane Souvong Standing Vice Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Tat Thanh Cang made the pledge at a reception for visiting head of the Lao Office of Supreme People’s Prosecutor Khamsane Souvong on January 5. Cang highlighted the close and effective relations between Ho Chi Minh City and Lao localities over the past year, particularly in education and investment. Ho Chi Minh City has established friendly and cooperative ties with the Lao capital city of Vientiane and Champasak province, he said, adding they have actively implemented cooperation projects, such as providing technical assistance for improving beef cattle herds, training budget management skills. Cang expressed his hope that the two nations’ procuracy agencies will continue boosting their cooperation and information exchanges, and supporting each other in staff training. For his part, the Lao guest said the fruitful cooperation between the two nations’ procuracy sector contributes to consolidating the long-lasting special relationship between Vietnam and Laos. He expressed his impression on Ho Chi Minh City’s dynamic development, hoping that the municipal authorities will continue to facilitate partnership between its firms and Lao localities in all fields. Source: VNA
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