The contract was signed between the Lao government and Long Van Company of Vietnam.

Attending the event were Lao Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Sisou Phanthong, head of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment’s Department of Geology and Mineral Resources Khampha Phommakaysone and Envoy at the Vietnamese Embassy in Laos Hoang Xuan Hai.

Speaking at the signing ceremony, Director of Long Van Company Pham Ngoc Long pledged to ensure the project’s efficiency in tandem with environment protection, and to generate more local jobs, which will contribute to furthering the traditional friendship and comprehensive co-operation between Vietnam and Laos.