The official, who is also a Politburo member, lauded the visit amidst the growing ties between Vietnam and Laos in all fields. She noted that many friendship visits have been made by the high-ranking leaders of both sides over the years, which affirms the two countries’ commitments to further promoting their bilateral relations.
Expressing her delight at the sound partnership between the Vietnam News Agency and the KPL, Phong asked the two agencies to better perform their tasks in providing accurate and timely information to the local media systems, and in popularising the policies of each country as well as the Vietnam-Laos traditional friendship to international friends.
Stressing that the VNA is the strategic and trustworthy news centre of the Party and State with various media products, she expressed her hope that the VNA will continue supporting and exchanging experiences with the KPL to better meet the requirements of each country in the new period.
Phong said she believes that the VNA and the KPL will continue making reforms and effectively implement their cooperation, thus promoting their role as major media agencies of each country and contributing to strengthening the special relations between the two peoples.
For his part, Sounthone Khanthavong spoke highly of the VNA’s support to and cooperation with the KPL in all fields, including technical infrastructure, equipment, and information exchange.
Currently, the KPL is facing difficulties in personnel training, with fewer reporters and editors fluent in Vietnamese, the Lao official said, expressing his hope that the Vietnamese NA would pay greater attention to the matter and provide more long-term scholarships to officials from the KPL.
Earlier the same day, VNA General Director Nguyen Duc Loi held talks with the visiting KPL leader, during which the two sides briefed each other of their operations and progress and reviewed the bilateral cooperation activities over the past few years. They shared their delight at the efficiency of the professional collaboration between the two agencies.
During their stay in Vietnam, the KPL delegation will attend a ceremony to present Isala Orderd and the Labour Order of Laos to individuals and collectives from the VNA. They will visit the Vietnam-Laos revolutionary relic site and Moc Chau milk plant in Son La province, as well as the Nghi Son economic zone and the citadel of the Ho Dynasty in Thanh Hoa.
