Last Saturday, Da Nang Party Committee Secretary Nguyen Xuan Anh played host to Mr Santiphap Phomvihane and Mr Bounthong Divixay who are, respectively, the governors of Savannakhet and Champasak provinces.

Mr Bounthong Divixay (left) and Secretary Anh

Secretary Anh expressed his pleasure in welcoming them on their visit to the city to attend the grand finale of the Da Nang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF) 2017.

The city leader remarked that DIFF has become one of the city’s large-scale international events, and it has helped to increase the number of domestic and foreign visitors to the city.

The host said that the Da Nang authorities and people are willing to support cooperative programmes with Laotian localities in order to further deepen the Viet Nam-Laos special friendly relationship.

The Laotian leaders expressed their delight at the city's rapid growth over recent years.  They hoped that their cooperative relationships with Da Nang will be further tightened, with a focus on ensuring the effective implementation of bilateral cooperative programmes with the southern and central localities of Laos, including Champasak and Savannakhet provinces.