VIET NAM - LAOS FRIENDSHIP ASSOCIATION

 

Date of establishment: January 15, 1975

President: Mr. Nguyen Dac Vinh, Member of the Party Central Committee, Member of the National Assembly Standing Committee, Chairman of the National Assembly's Cultural and Social Committee

Vice Presidents: 

1. Lieutenant General Le Van Han, former Vice Chairman of the General Department of Politics of the Viet Nam People's Army
2. Mr. Nguyen Manh Hung, former Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos, former Deputy Head of the Central Commission for External Relations of Party Central Committee
3. Senior Lieutenant General Le Quoc Hung, Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Minister of Public Security, President of the Viet Nam - Laos Friendship Association in the People's Public Security
4. Lieutenant General Nguyen Tien Long, former Political Commissar of Military Region 3
5. Senior Lieutenant General Trinh Van Quyet, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Chairman of the General Political Department of the Viet Nam People's Army
6. Mr. Nguyen Xuan Thanh, former Deputy Head of the Government Office
7. Mr. Nguyen Cam Tu, former Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade

Secretary General: Mr. Dinh Cong Sy, Deputy Chairman of the National Assembly's Cultural and Social Committee, Vice Chairman of the Viet Nam - Laos Parliamentary Friendship Group

Address: 105A Quan Thanh Str., Ba Dinh Dist., Ha Noi.
Phone: +84.804 4413
Email: banaphivufo@gmail.com

Other information:

Principle and Objectives:

The Viet Nam – Laos Friendship Association (VLFA) is a social organization of Vietnamese citizens and organizations interested in or operating in the field of people-to-people diplomacy with Laos, voluntarily established, with the purpose of gathering and uniting members and organizing activities. People's diplomacy between Viet Nam and Laos is effective.

The Association’s purpose is to contribute to strengthening understanding between the two peoples, consolidating and developing the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between Viet Nam and Laos, for the benefit of the two peoples, for the peace, cooperation and development in Southeast Asia and the world, contributing to the country's socio-economic development.

 Viet Nam - Laos Friendship Associations in provinces:

- Viet Nam - Laos Friendship Association of Yen Bai province (2009)

- Viet Nam - Laos Friendship Association of Dien Bien province (2007)

- Viet Nam - Laos Friendship Association of Hoa Binh province (2015)

- Viet Nam - Laos Friendship Association of Son La province (1979, re-established in 2002)

- Viet Nam - Laos Friendship Association of Ha Giang province (2014)

- Viet Nam - Laos Friendship Association of Cao Bang province (2013)

- Viet Nam - Laos Friendship Association of Tuyen Quang province (2013),

- Viet Nam - Laos Friendship Association of in Thai Nguyen province (2009)

- Viet Nam - Laos Friendship Association of Phu Tho province (2013)

- Viet Nam - Laos Friendship Association of Bac Giang province (2005)

- Viet Nam - Laos Friendship Association of Bac Ninh province (2007)

- Viet Nam - Laos Friendship Association of Ha Noi City (1984)

- Viet Nam - Laos Friendship Association of Hai Duong province (2003)

- Viet Nam - Laos Friendship Association of Hai Phong City (1985)

- Viet Nam - Laos Friendship Association of Thai Binh province (2015)

- Viet Nam - Laos Friendship Association of Vinh Phuc province (2013)

- Viet Nam - Laos Friendship Association of Thanh Hoa province (1985)

- Viet Nam - Laos Friendship Association of Nghe An province (1977)

- Viet Nam - Laos Friendship Association of Ha Tinh province (1991)

- Viet Nam - Laos Friendship Association of Quang Binh province (2007)

- Viet Nam - Laos Friendship Association of Quang Tri province (1989)

- Viet Nam - Laos Friendship Association of Hue City (1998)

- Viet Nam - Laos Friendship Association of Da Nang City (1997)

- Viet Nam - Laos Friendship Association of Quang Nam province (1978, re-established in 2000)

- Viet Nam - Laos Friendship Association of Quang Ngai province (2007)

- Viet Nam - Laos Friendship Association of Binh Dinh province (2008)

- Viet Nam - Laos Friendship Association of Phu Yen province (1991)

- Viet Nam - Laos Friendship Association of Kon Tum province (2007)

- Viet Nam - Laos Friendship Association of Dak Lak province (2008)

- Viet Nam - Laos Friendship Association of Lam Dong province (2018)

- Viet Nam - Laos Friendship Association of Binh Phuoc province (2015)

- Viet Nam - Laos Friendship Association of Binh Duong province (2007)

- Viet Nam - Laos Friendship Association of Dong Nai province (2009)

- Viet Nam - Laos Friendship Association of Ho Chi Minh City (1984)

- Viet Nam - Laos Friendship Association of Long An province (2013)

- Viet Nam - Laos Friendship Association of Dong Thap province (1999)

- Viet Nam - Laos Friendship Association of Vinh Long province (2017)

- Viet Nam - Laos Friendship Association of Hau Giang province (2017)

- Viet Nam - Laos Friendship Association of Can Tho City (1996)

Sub-Associations/Affiliates:

- Viet Nam - Laos Friendship Sub-Association: in Fine Arts (1989)

- Viet Nam - Laos Friendship Sub-Association: in Propaganda – Culture - Education (1994)

- Viet Nam - Laos Friendship Sub-Association: in Vietnamese Alumni in Laos (2004)

- Viet Nam - Laos Friendship Sub-Association: in University of Business and Technology (2015)

- Viet Nam - Laos Friendship Sub-Association: in Viet Nam News Agency (2017)

- Viet Nam - Laos Friendship Sub-Association: in National Liaison Board for former Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and military experts in Laos (2017)

- Viet Nam - Laos Friendship Association in the People's Public Security (Ministry of Public Security) (2018)

- Liaison Board for for Military Unit 95 in Hanoi (2022)

- Truong Son Ho Chi Minh Trail Viet Nam Association (2022)

- National Liaison Board for Viet Nam - Laos Traditional Friendship of the Ministry of Defense (2023)

Partner: Laos - Viet Nam Friendship Association

Main activities:

- Educating and propagandizing about the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between Viet Nam and Laos;

Some notable activities include introducing and propagating the important historical documents "History of the special relationship and combat alliance between Viet Nam and Laos" at all levels of the Viet Nam - Laos Friendship Association and the mass; organize "returning to the origin" activities, thematic talks, seminars, and exchanges between the young generation and Vietnamese volunteers in Laos, competitions about relations between the two countries; publishing a bilingual special issues on Viet Nam - Laos relations...;

- Activities to strengthen friendly exchanges, solidarity and cooperation between the people of the two countries;

Organizing activities on the occasion of the anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations and signing the Viet Nam - Laos friendship and cooperation treaty (notably the Viet Nam - Laos People's Friendship Festival activities held every 5 years alternately in each country since 2007);

- Organizing gratitude activities and humanitarian support. Organizing and coordinating with the Laos – Viet Nam Friendship Association to organize gratitude activities for heroic martyrs of the two countries, Vietnamese former volunteer veterans, military experts in Laos, supporting  the construction of charity houses, classrooms, helping Lao victims of natural disasters, and Lao people in the prevention of the Covid-19 epidemic...;

- Activities contribute to promoting educational cooperation, cultural and sports exchanges between Viet Nam and Laos;

Including activities that contribute to taking care of Lao students studying in Viet Nam, welcoming delegations of Lao alumni to visit Viet Nam, organizing cultural and artistic exchange activities to commemorate Laos' and Viet Nam's events, organizing sports exchanges with Lao delegations...;

- Activities to strengthen the relationship between the two countries' Friendship Associations through regular visits, exchange of information about each other, coordinating in the activities of gratitude and rewards to organizations and individuals having active contributions to the relationship between the two countries...;

- Activities to build and develop the organization by organizing Congresses, meetings of the Standing Committee, Standing Committee, and Executive Committee of the Association, organizing national meeting, coordinating with provinces and cities of the Association in implementing Association activities.