Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc gave a reception for Minister to
the Presidential Office of Laos Phongsavath Boupha in Hanoi on
September 29.
The Deputy PM highly valued the outcomes of working
sessions between the Minister Phongsavath Boupha, who is also head of
the national steering committee on human rights, and key officials of
Vietnamese ministries and agencies.
He said that information
shared between the two sides would contribute to each country’s human
rights work and pave the way for the two steering committees to build
and promote long-term cooperation in solving issues of common concern on
human rights in particularly as well as strengthening cooperation and
mutual assistance in regional and international arena.
He
affirmed the Vietnamese Party and Government’s consistent policy of
bettering citizens’ basic rights of freedom towards the building of a
democratic, equal and civilised society, and a State of the people, by
the people and for the people.
The Vietnamese
official expressed his hope that through working sessions and meetings,
the two sides will discuss and share experience in dealing with issues
related to human rights as they are still facing numerous challenges on
ensuring human rights for vulnerable groups, improving gender equality
and narrowing gap between the rich and the poor.
The guest spoke highly of Vietnam’s achievements in respecting and ensuring human rights.
Experience shared by Vietnamese offices will help Laos better its
work of boosting human rights in all political, socio-economic and
cultural affairs, he said.
Earlier, the Lao guest was received by Head of the Vietnamese Presidential Office Dao Viet Trung.-VNA