PM extends New Year greetings to Lao, Cambodian counterparts
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on April 13 extended his greetings over the phone to Lao PM Thongloun Sioulith and Cambodian PM Samdech Techo Hun Sen on the occasion of the two neighbouring countries’ traditional New Year festival.
Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on April 13 extended hisgreetings over the phone to Lao PM Thongloun Sisoulith and Cambodian PM SamdechTecho Hun Sen on the occasion of the two neighbouring countries’ traditionalNew Year festival.
Duringhis phone calls, PM Phuc also conveyed New Year wishes from General Secretaryof the Communist Party of Vietnam and President Nguyen Phu Trong, Chairwoman ofthe National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and people of Vietnam to leaders ofthe parties, states, governments, parliaments and people of Laos and Cambodia.
He believedthat Lao and Cambodian people would continue to obtain greater achievements inthe new year.
The PMsof Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia expressed their determination to closelycooperate to maintain and foster the Vietnam-Laos and Vietnam-Cambodia friendshipand solidarity for the sake of prosperous development and bringing wealth andhappiness for people of the three nations.
The New Year festival, called Bunpimayin Laos and Chol Chnam Thmay in Cambodia, takes place in April every year,attracting tourists with displays of traditional culture, a festive atmosphere,and water splashing traditions to wash away bad luck and pray for a good newyear. –VNA
Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has extended best wishes to Khmer Theravada Buddhist dignitaries and followers in the Mekong Delta provinces of Vinh Long and Tra Vinh on the occasion of the Chol Chnam Thmay, the traditional New Year Festival of the Khmer people in the south.
Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee Tran Thanh Man has sent Chol Chnam Thmay festival greetings to Cambodia.
Permanent Vice Secretary of Ho Chi Minh City’s Party Committee Tran Luu Quang held a meeting on April 10 with Lao and Cambodian students on the occasion of their New Year festival.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh visited the Lao Embassy in Hanoi on April 11 to extend his greetings ahead of the Lao traditional New Year festival Bunpimay.
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Nghia affirmed that this is a milestone of special significance, affirming and honouring the the Vietnamese revolutionary press’s glorious tradition of 100 years of serving the revolutionary cause of the Party, serving the Fatherland, and serving the people.
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Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (Photo: VNA) 
