June 27, 2020 | 18:57 (GMT+7)
Friendship associations contribute to Vietnam-Laos relations
PANO - The Vietnam-Laos Friendship Association in Dong Nai province on June 26 held its third congress for the 2020-2025 term.
The event saw the participation of Phimpha Keomixay - Consul General of the Lao People's Democratic Republic in HCM City, leaders of the Association, and representatives of local authorities.
Over the last term, the association organized various exchange programs to strengthen the Vietnam-Laos friendship and solidarity; presented gifts and scholarships to Lao students studying in the province; provided free health check-ups and medicines to Lao people in Xiengkhuang and Champasak provinces; and published four collections of poems about the Vietnam-Laos Friendship.
The congress also rolled out the tasks for the association in the 2020-2025 term, focusing on organizing important events in diplomatic relations between the two countries, and organizing cultural exchange activities to promote the Vietnam-Laos special relationship and comprehensive cooperation.
Translated by Song Anh