A Few Fundamental Contents in Memorandum of Cooperation between Dong Nai and Champasak

The signing ceremony was attended by Member of the Central Party and Secretary of Dong Nai Party Committee Tran Dinh Thanh, Deputy Secretary of Dong Nai Party Committee and Chairperson of Dong Nai People’s Committee Dinh Quoc Thai, Member of the Standing Committee at Dong Nai Party Committee and Chairperson of Dong Nai People’s Council Tran Van Tu, and Chairperson of Dong Nai Fatherland Front Committee Nguyen Thi Kim Lien.

Two provinces’ representative leaders sign the memorandum

In the presence of two provinces’ leadership, both sides agreed to sign a memorandum of development cooperation between now and 2015. The memorandum includes the following fundamental contents:

- Within their functions and authorities, both sides agree to promote friendly exchanges between two provinces’ residents, and to implement exchange and cooperation programs in 2011-2015 period such as establishing tourism, trade, and investment promotion missions to facilitate both sides’ businesses’ seeking for investment, market expansion, and business cooperation opportunities.

- Development cooperation in the areas of industry, agriculture, commerce, tourism, services, science and technology, public health, and human resource training.

- Cultural and sport exchanges held to form up mutual understanding, to create cooperation partnership, and to build up a good friendship for both sides’ development.

Cooperation and exchanges, learning experience in management fields related to economic development in two provinces.

A Vice Chairperson of Dong Nai People's Committee will be in charge of economic affairs and friendly cooperation activities between Dong Nai and Champasak.

Similarly, a deputy chief of Champasak province will be in charge of cooperation activities with Dong Nai.

Dong Nai Department of Foreign Affairs and Champasak Department of Foreign Affairs act as contact people between two provinces and take charge of establishing specific cooperation programs and plans to implement the memorandum.

To reach targets, both sides keep holding talks about contents and forms.

During the process of implementation of the memorandum, if problems arise, both sides’ representatives will have a talk, reach an agreement, and make adjustment.

Reported by N.L, Translated by Duy Minh