On behalf of the leadership of Dong Nai province and the
working delegation, Comrade Cao Tien Dung extended New Year wishes for health,
happiness, success, and all the best to the leaders and people of Champasak province.
He also expressed deep condolences to the Party Committee, government, and
people of Champasak province on the passing of General Khamtay Siphandone,
former Chairman of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary
Party, former President of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, and a veteran
revolutionary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party.
Comrade Cao Tien Dung provided information on the socio-economic development
situation of Dong Nai and emphasized that the friendly cooperative relationship
between the two provinces, established in 2011, has yielded many positive
results, especially in the field of education, with Dong Nai’s scholarships for
Champasak students to study at universities and colleges in Dong Nai and
cultural exchange activities. Comrade Cao Tien Dung congratulated the
development of Champasak Province and expressed a desire to continue promoting
and enhancing this special cooperative relationship.
The
overall scene of the working session. Photo: Phuong Nam
In response, Comrade Saithong Xayavong sincerely thanked the leaders of Dong
Nai province for their kind wishes and expressed appreciation for the friendly
cooperation that Dong Nai has extended to Champasak. The comrade also provided
information about the socio-economic development situation of the province and
expressed the desire for the two provinces to continue nurturing the great
friendship, special solidarity, and comprehensive cooperation between the two
countries of Vietnam and Laos.
On this occasion, Comrade Cao Tien Dung, on behalf of the leaders of Dong Nai
province, presented friendship gifts to the government of Champasak province.

The
leaders of Dong Nai province presenting gifts to the leaders of Champasak
province. Photo: Phuong Nam.
As part of the working trip to Laos, the delegation visited and worked with the
Consulate General of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in Paksé.
The
working delegation visiting and working with the Consulate General of the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam in Pakse, the Lao People's Democratic Republic.
Photo: Phuong Nam
Visiting and wishing a traditional Chol Chnam Thmay Festival in Kampong Thom
province, Kingdom of Cambodia
Receiving the working delegation from Dong Nai province, is Comrade Diep Piry -
Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, and Mr. Nhek Ban Kheng - Deputy
Governor of Kampong Thom province
Leaders
of Dong Nai province and Kampong Thom province during the meeting. Photo:
Phuong Nam
At the meeting, Comrade Cao Tien Dung extended the best New Year wishes to the
leaders and people of Kampong Thom province. He also provided information about
the socio-economic development situation in Dong Nai province and emphasized
the traditional friendship, comprehensive cooperation, sustainable, and
long-term relations between Vietnam and Cambodia in general, and between Dong
Nai and Kampong Thom in particular. Dong Nai has established the Vietnam - Cambodia
Friendship Association in the province with more than 6,000 members, demonstrating
the close ties between the two localities.
Leaders
of Đồng Nai and Kampong Thom posing for a commemorative photo. Photo: Phương
Nam
Mr. Diep Piry sincerely thanked the leaders of Dong Nai for their good wishes
on the occasion of Cambodia's traditional New Year. He also informed about the
socio-economic development situation of Kampong Thom province and expressed the
desire for the two provinces to continue building solidarity, friendship, and
increasingly sustainable cooperation.
During the working trip to Cambodia, the delegation also visited the Embassy of
the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in Cambodia and surveyed several prominent
historical, cultural, and artistic sites.
The
delegation from Dong Nai province visiting, presenting gifts and posing for commemorative
photos with the staff of the Embassy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in
Cambodia. Photo: Phuong Nam
The working trip were very successful, On this
occasion, leaders of Dong Nai province not only convey good wishes for the new
year but also further strengthen the solid foundation for the traditional
friendship and open up potential cooperation opportunities in the coming time.