(VOVworld) - Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc yesterday met with Lao Minister of Science and Technology Boviengkham Vongdara, who is visiting Vietnam until Thursday. Vongdara, who is President of the Lao National Science Council, briefed his host on meetings between his delegation and a number of Vietnamese ministries and agencies. He said the cooperation in science and technology between Vietnam and Laos has developed fruitfully.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc received Lao Minister of Science and Technology Boviengkham Vongdara in Hanoi (Photo: internet)

He expressed hope that the two sides will continue to exchange information and experience, especially research that can be applied in everyday life. He stressed the need for the two countries to enhance cooperation in human resource development, especially among science and technology managers and post-graduate lecturers. Sharing Vongdara’s views, Phuc said the two countries need to select suitable training methods to provide higher returns. The Vietnamese Deputy PM said it is necessary for the two sides to promote the transfer of technology, especially along the border, with the aim of raising people’s living standards.