​On the morning of January 8, the Vietnam - Laos Friendship Association of the province held the 3^rd Executive Committee Meeting (term of 2020 - 2025). At the meeting, there was the attendance of Mr. Nguyen Thanh Tri, Chairman of the Provincial Union of Friendship Organizations.

Since 2020, although the Covid-19 pandemic has put profound and multidimensional impacts on all areas of social life, the Vietnam-Laos Friendship Association of the province (VLFA) has actively and flexibly deployed external affairs appropriate to each period and made important achievement, such as: successfully organized the 3^rd Congress, term 2020 - 2025; coordinated with departments and agencies to celebrate the 45^th Anniversary of the National Day of the Lao People's Democratic Republic; organized seminars for nearly 400 Youth Union’s members and young people in Bien Hoa city; launched the 4^th collection of poems "Vietnam – Lao cultivate the special traditional solidarity friendship" (in Vietnamese - Lao language); held exchange activities and gave gifts to 35 Lao students studying in Dong Nai...

Chairman of the Provincial Union of Friendship Organizations Nguyen Thanh Tri spoke at the meeting.

Speaking at the meeting, Chairman of the Provincial Union of Friendship Organizations Nguyen Thanh Tri highly appreciated the achievements that the Association has gained last year. These positive results have contributed to improving the quality and efficiency of the province's people-to-people diplomacy activities. Mr. Nguyen Thanh Tri expected that, in 2021, the Association would continue to promote its achievements; promote propaganda activities on Vietnam - Laos relationship, develop Association’s branches and pay attention to the lives and spirit of its members. The Provincial Union of Friendship Organizations would do their best to support the Association complete its assigned tasks.

Delegate presented his opinion at the meeting

The Vietnam - Laos Friendship Association of the province was established in 2009. Up to now, the Association has 32 branches, inter-branches at grassroots level with nearly 1,600 members. Most of the members are those who have participated in combats and voluntary work in Lao. Over the years, the Association has carried out many practical activities and has become a friendship bridge to promote the traditional friendship relations between Dong Nai and localities of Laos.

 The delegates posed for a group photo