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Jul 04, 2016 / 11:38

Strengthening the Vietnam - Laos youths cooperation ties

At the talks between the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee and the Lao People’s Revolutionary Youth Union held in Vientiane on July 2, the youth unions of the two countries agreed to boost cooperation ties.

During the visit in the Lao capital city of Vientiane, the delegation of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCM CYU) Central Committee, led by First Secretary Le Quoc Phong, held talks with their peers from the Lao People’s Revolutionary Youth Union (LPRYU) headed by First Secretary Sonthanou Thammavong.
The youth unions of Vietnam and Laos pledged to boost ties during a meeting of their two delegations in Vientiane on July 2.
The youth unions of Vietnam and Laos pledged to boost ties during a meeting of their two delegations in Vientiane on July 2.
At the meeting, the two youth unions reviewes the results that have been achieved as part of their cooperation agreement between 2012 and 2017.
The two unions have organised high-level delegation exchange visits on a regular basis and worked closely in voluntary missions over the past four years.
Vietnam has offered training courses for LPRYU officials at the Vietnam Youth Academy annually while the construction of the youth friendship village in Lao central province of Bolykhamsay is underway.
The two unions have exchanged visits and shared experience in youth affairs and training, with more specific plans to strengthen their ties in the future.
The two sides affirmed their continued support for each other at regional and international forums and agreed to work together in educating young generations on the history of the two countries’ special relations.
The two unions will also ramp up sharing of experience and business opportunities for young entrepreneur associations of Vietnam and Laos and organise more cultural exchange events for their members.
Besises, the two sides considered to scale up effective models for cooperation between youths of the two nations, such as start-up youth villages, and to co-organise events to pay tribute to those who rendered services to the nation.
According to First Secretary Le Quoc Phong, the HCM CYU has six million members, who have been encouraged by the Party and Government to be active in building and protecting the country as well as cooperating with international youths, particularly those from Laos.