During his recent reception for a delegation from Savannakhet Province in Laos, led by its Governor, Mr Suphan Keomyxay, the Da Nang People's Council Chairman Tran Tho, said that their visit had helped to strengthen and enhance the bilateral ties between Da Nang and Savannakhet.

Chairman Tho also expressed his hope that the two localities could bolster their bilateral cooperation in various aspects.  In addition, the city leader briefed his guest on his city's remarkable socio-economic achievements over recent years,  focusing on its urban planning, social welfare policies and high-quality human resources development.  He also introduced the visiting guests to his city’s future strategic breakthroughs.

An overview of the meeting

Governor Suphan Keomyxay thanked the city leader for his warm welcome, and expressed his impression of Da Nang's rapid changes in recent years.  He hoped that the two localities will expand their bilateral cooperation in exploiting natural resources and developing tourism and services, in addition to those aspects already included in the mutual agreement for the 2013-2017 period.  He added that his top focus would be on re-opening the Da Nang – Savannakhet direct flights to promote their bilateral cooperation, exploit their full tourism potential, and to take advantage of Da Nang being the Pacific gateway for the East-West Economic Corridor.

The visiting guest also took the opportunity to thank the Da Nang authorities for their active support for his province in developing education and agriculture over recent years.  He would like Da Nang to continue teaching the Vietnamese language to his province’s officials and teachers, providing breeding animals and plants, and giving training courses on farming techniques.