Vietnam-Laos cooperation in education a symbol of special relations
Cooperation in education is one of the symbols of the special relations between Vietnam and Laos, said Lao Minister of Education and Sports Phout Simmalavong.
Lao Minister of Education and Sports Phout Simmalavong (right) and Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Ba Hung (Photo: VNA)
Vientiane (VNA) - Cooperation in educationis one of the symbols of the special relations between Vietnam and Laos, said LaoMinister of Education and Sports Phout Simmalavong.
The parties and governments of Laos and Vietnam always consider education a sectorof strategic cooperation, the minister said at a talk at Laos NationalUniversity in Vientiane capital on May 27 on the occasion of Vietnam-Laos Solidarityand Friendship Year 2022.
During the struggle for national liberation, Vietnam not only helped Laos todevelop education in the liberated areas of Laos, but also established schoolsin Vietnam to receive Lao students, he added.
Over the past six decades, Vietnam has helped Laos train tens of thousands ofofficials in all fields from politics, administration, security and defense toresearch, the minister said, adding that many of them became key officials indifferent periods of national safeguarding and construction.
In return, the Lao government is assisting Vietnam in training a total of 4,850officials and students in the 1982-2022 period.
At the event, Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Ba Hung and former Ministerof Information, Culture and Tourism of Laos Boxengkham Vongdara reviewed thehistory and important milestones in the two countries’ relations, affirming thespecial role of education in preserving, fostering and developing bilateralties.
They stressed the need to further improve training quality and effectiveness ofcooperation in education and human resources between the two countries.
The Lao education sector will organise a series of activities such asgatherings, exhibitions, book publishing and documentary film making on thespecial relations between the two countries and in education in particular tomark the Vietnam – Laos and Laos – Vietnam Solidary and Friendship Year 2022,according to Minister Phout Simmalavong./.
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Lao Minister of Education and Sports Phout Simmalavong (right) and Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Ba Hung (Photo: VNA) 
