Son La enhances cooperation with Lao provinces

The People's Council of Son La province and the People's Councils of Laos’ Bokeo, Phongsaly, and Oudomxay provinces held talks to exchange experience on People's Council work.

At the talks between the People's Councils of Son La, Bokeo, Phongsaly, and Oudomxay provinces.

Attending the event were Nguyen Thai Hung, member of the provincial Party Committee’s standing board and Chairman of the provincial People's Council; Cha A Cua, member of the provincial Party Committee’s standing board and Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Council; Chomsilat Tanapan, Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the People's Council of Bokeo; Thongsi Sausiphom, Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the People's Council of Phongsaly; and Khamphon Phimmachan, Vice Chairman of the People's Council of Oudomxay.

Chairman of the Son La provincial People's Council Nguyen Thai Hung speaks at the meeting.

Hung expressed his joy to welcome the People's Council delegations from the neighbouring provinces of Laos and shared experience and solutions to improve the quality of verification of reports, projects, and draft resolutions presented at People's Council meetings.

Delegates from the Son La provincial People's Council attend the meeting.
Chairman of the People's Council of Bokeo Chomsilat Tanapan speaks at the meeting.

The Lao provinces’ leaders briefed the hosts of the organisational structure, and the inspection and supervision situation of their People's Councils in recent times. They expressed their hope that the People's Council of Son La province will share and exchange experience on issues related to the organisation, tasks and powers of the People's Council, as well as the inspection and supervision over the implementation of resolutions of the People's Council's meetings, and the making of decisions on and supervision of the implementation of local socio-economic development plans; and the delivery of advice to serve activities of the provincial People's Council.

The guests also proposed the Son La People's Council provide training to improve professional skills for officials and deputies of the People's Councils of the provinces.

Delegates pose for a photo at the headquarters of the People's Council, People's Committee, Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee and several departments and agencies of Son La province.
Delegations of Son La and the Lao provinces offer incense at Uncle Ho's Temple in the Tay Bac (Northwest) Square.

Before the talks, the delegations of Son La and the Lao provinces offered incense at Uncle Ho's Temple in the Tay Bac (Northwest) Square.

 

 

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