Extracts. Party leader highlights role of Xinhua and VNA Party General Secretary Le Kha Phieu has highlighted the role of China's Xinhua News Agency and the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) as leading information bodies in each country. The Party leader received visiting Xinhua President Tian Congming in Hanoi this afternoon, November 1. Mr Phieu briefed Xinhua President Tian on Vietnam's socio-economic achievements and preparations for the upcoming ninth National Party Congress scheduled in the first quarter of 2001. He spoke highly of the co-operation and mutual assistance between VNA and Xinhua, and thanked Xinhua for its assistance to VNA to complete the installation of a system of information transmitting technology and personnel training. He also praised the fraternal co-operation between the two agencies. General Secretary Phieu stressed that the two agencies should promote news exchanges, share knowledge and co-ordinate efforts to ensure the provision of precise news, thus contributing to doing away with incorrect information the two countries in the interests of the Party, State and people of China and Vietnam. Xinhua President Tian Congming informed General Secretary Phieu of results of the talks between Xinhua and VNA delegations, saying that the two parties had reviewed the implementation of their bilateral agreement signed in 1991 and discussed orientation for a new co-operation agreement in the 21st century. He expressed his wish to boost the exchange of knowledge and co-operation between the two news agencies and highly valued Vietnam's revolutionary achievements under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam. He told the Party General Secretary of China's achievements in its open-door reform and expressed his wish to consolidate the traditional relations between the two Parties and peoples in order to implement the Vietnam-China joint communique signed during the China visit by General Secretary Le Kha Phieu in February 1999. Present at the reception were VNA General Director Ho Tien Nghi, member of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, and Deputy Director of the Party Central Committee's Commission for External Relations Hoang Thuy Giang. (VNA) **** Lao Cai marks 50th anniversary of liberation day The ethnic minority people of the northern border province of Lao Cai have made a great contribution to the national revolution, to the victories of the anti-French, anti-US wars as well as the achievements recorded during the socialist construction and national defence. The was affirmed National Assembly Chairman Nong Duc Manh at a meeting marking the 50th anniversary of the province's liberation day yesterday. Chairman Manh praised people of ethnic minority groups for their achievements obtained over the recent past. He also said that Lao Cai, after nearly 15 years of implementation of province�s renovation, has become a rich and beautiful province of the North-western region. Also during the meeting, Chairman of the provincial People�s Committee Giang Seo Phu delivered a speech, highlighting the great significance of the liberation of the province, on November 1, 1950, to the resistance war against the French colonialists and reviewing recorded achievements and the glorious tradition of the local people in the provincial construction and development over the past 50 years. President Tran Duc Luong sent flowers to congratulate the province on the occasion. NA Chairman Manh had a working session with the local leaders on October 31 on the socio-economic development situation in 2000, targets to develop the provincial socio-economy in the 2001-2005 period and the implementation of the organisation of Party congresses at all levels. _______________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki - Finland +358-40-7177941, fax +358-9-7591081 e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.kominf.pp.fi _______________________________________________________ Kominform list for general information. Subscribe/unsubscribe messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Anti-Imperialism list for anti-imperialist news. Subscribe/unsubscribe messages: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________________
