PM Dung vows to boost ties with Thailand

Prime
Minister Nguyen Tan Dung pledged to do his utmost to boost comprehensive
relations with Thailand during his reception of the incoming Thai Ambassador
Anusone Chinvano, in Hanoi on March 21.

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The Government leader said Vietnam will provide the
best possible conditions for Thai businesses in Vietnam to help them make
profits and engage in long-term business operations.

Vietnam will work together with Thailand to fully tap
the potential and advantages of each other in the interest of development in
both countries, Mr. Dung emphasised.

He also expressed hope that the Thai ambassador would
work closely with Vietnamese authorities in deploying programmes of cooperation
under high-level commitments.

For his part, the new Thai ambassador pledged to do
his best to promote cooperation in economics, investment, trade and culture
between the two countries.

Lao Party Congress confirms
progress

Vientiane — Chummaly Sayasone was
re-elected General Secretary at the conclusion of a five-day sitting for the
ninth National Congress of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP)
yesterday.

On Sunday, Politburo member and Vice
President of Laos Bunnhang Volachit reported that 61 people had been elected to
the Party Central Committee.

The first session of the ninth Party
Central Committee yesterday elected an 11-member Politburo, a nine-member
Secretariat and a seven-member Central Inspection Commission.

Politburo member and Deputy Prime
Minister Somsavad Lengsavath said Congress agreed to the review of the
implementation of the eighth Congress’ resolution, especially on national
defence, security, socio-economic development, consolidation and completion of
the State administrative system and public works.

He said that over the past five years,
the foundations and new momentum had been set for the development of the
country.

The Congress made a thorough analysis of
shortcomings in the Party’s leadership blamed for failure to complete key tasks
in a number of fields.

Congress said it was determined to take
the country forward, fulfilling the goal of creating wealthy nation, a strong
country, solidarity and a united, democratic, just and civilised
society.

It adopted several important targets to
be completed by 2015. They include political stability, economic development,
reducing poor households to less than 10 per cent of the country’s total – and
integrating Laos more and more into the regional and international
worlds.

Party leader Chummaly Sayasone said the
success of the ninth congress confirmed the Party’s maturity and growth in terms
of politics, ideology and organisation.

Ukraine leader to visit

The President of Ukraine, Viktor
Yanukovych, will pay an official visit to Viet Nam from March 25 to 27 at the
invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Minh Triet.

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