On 20 October 2015, H.E. Mme. Yang Xiuping, Secretary-General of ASEAN-China Centre (ACC) met with H.E. Prof. Dr Bosengkham Vongdara, Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, and H.E. Mr. Kongsy Sengmany, Vice Minister of Education and Sports of Laos in Vientiane, Laos.
H.E. Prof. Dr Bosengkham said that the cooperation in the areas of information, culture and tourism between Laos and China had seen great achievements. Lao people hoped to see more Chinese performance groups to perform in the country. Laos enjoyed beautiful natural sceneries and had rich tourism resources, so it hoped to cooperate with China in enhancing cultural heritage protection, sharing experiences and best practices. He also welcomed more Chinese travelers to visit Laos and see the natural beauty and special culture of Laos. Laos attached great importance to the role of ACC and expected ACC to give more support to the information, culture and tourism cooperation between Laos and China.
H.E. Mr. Kongsy introduced the bilateral cooperation in education. He appreciated the Chinese government's kind support to provide over 300 scholarships annually to Lao students. Higher education institutes of Laos and China had signed a number of MoUs, carrying out activities such as student and faculty exchange. Laos was at a critical development period and in demand of a large number of professional talents and skilled workers in economic and social development. Therefore, Laos welcomed Chinese expertise in its human resources training.
Secretary-General Yang said China and Laos had enjoyed Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. Therefore, the cooperation in politics, economic, culture, education, information and other areas witnessed in-depth development and brought about tangible benefits to the peoples of the two countries. The ASEAN Community would be fully realized by the end of this year. Information, culture, tourism, education and physical education were important components of the community building, and Laos-China and ASEAN-China cooperation. The year 2016 would mark the 25th anniversary of China-ASEAN dialogue relations and would see a number of celebration events. China proposed the year 2016 as the Year of ASEAN-China Education Exchange, providing cooperation chances in education for both sides.
Secretary-General Yang further introduced the responsibilities of ACC and reaffirmed ACC's willingness to promote ASEAN-China social and people-to-people contact. In recent years, vocational education colleges and medias conducted multiple visits to promote Lao tourism resources. ACC wished to have closer cooperation with Lao Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism and Ministry of Education and Sports to enhance Laos-China and ASEAN-China cooperation in relevant areas.
On the same day, Secretary-General Yang visited Chinese Culture Center in Laos and communicated briefly with the staff working there.
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