Lai Xuan Mon, deputy head of the Party Central Committee's Commission for Information and Education presented certificates of merit to localities and collectives who had made outstanding contributions to the contest. (Photo: VNA)
Winners of an online quiz on the history of the special Vietnam-Laos and Laos-Vietnam relations were awarded at a ceremony held in Hanoi on December 12.
Participants at the event included Pham Binh Minh, Politburo member and Permanent Deputy Prime Minister; and Nguyen Trong Nghia, Secretary of the Party Central Committee (PCC) and head of the PCC's Commission for Information and Education.
Khamphanh Pheuyavong, Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee and head of the LPRP Central Committee’s Commission for Propaganda and Training and Lao Ambassador to Vietnam Sengphet Houngboungnuang also joined the ceremony.
Addressing the event, Nghia said the contest has contributed to educating people of the two countries, especially youngsters, on the special friendship between Vietnam and Laos during the past struggle for national liberation as well as socialism building cause at present.
The official suggested that ministries, agencies, organisations, localities and businesses of the two countries work together to elevate Vietnam-Laos relations to new heights, thereby enhancing the position and prestige of the two Parties and countries in the international arena, thus making positive contributions to peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region and the world.
The contest formed part of activities to mark the Vietnam-Laos and Laos-Vietnam Solidarity and Friendship Year 2022, the 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties (September 5, 1962 – 2022), and 45 years of the signing of the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation (July 18, 1977 – 2022), he noted.
The system counted 681,291 people joining the contest, including more than 2,000 Lao nationals and many contestants of other nationalities.
A performance at the event. (Photo: VNA)
The quiz was available weekly at the www.vietlao.dangcongsan.vn. It was jointly organised by the Communist Review – the magazine of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), social network VCNet and other press agencies.
The organising board awarded 12 first prizes, 24 second prizes and 60 third prizes to winners of the contest.
The PCC’s Commission for Information and Education also presented certificates of merit to localities and collectives who had made outstanding contributions to the contest.
A special art performance praising the traditional friendship and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Laos was held on the occasion./.
Long Pham / Vietnamplus
