Education
Vietnam, Laos sign agreement on educational co-operation
  • | VNS | April 25, 2011 01:29 PM

Vietnam and Laos have reached agreements on educational co-operation aimed at improving learning and teaching until 2020.

The agreements were struck during a five-day visit to Laos by a high-ranking delegation from the Ministry of Education and Training, led by Minister Pham Vu Luan, which concluded today.

Prime Minister Thongsinh Thammavonghe last Friday thanked the Party, State and people of Vietnam for helping his country in all aspects, especially education.

Over the past five decades, tens of thousands of Lao students had studied in Vietnam, providing valuable human resources and strengthening friendship between the two nations, he said.

Thammavonghe said he hoped the Vietnam Ministry and Lao Ministry of Education would strengthen their co-operation, particularly in human resources training, contributing to the two countries\' relations.

Minister Luan congratulated Laos on its successful 9th National Congress of the People\'s Revolutionary Party.

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