At the working session on October 19, both sides agreed to further promote cooperation in agriculture, tourism and trade.

Mayor of the Nakhon Phanom province proposed through a joint working party, accelerating bilateral cooperation. He announced that Friendship Bridge No 3 which connects Nakhon Phanom province in Thailand to Khammouane province in Laos and Quang Binh province in Vietnam will be inaugurated and open to traffic in November this year.

Quang Binh authorities presented a list of 27 priority projects on infrastructure construction, trade, tourism, industry, agriculture, health, culture and education that need investment capital.

Nakhon Phanom is Thailand’s gateway to three countries in Indochina. In the next five years, the province will focus on developing cross-border trade, tourism, agriculture and industry as well as training human resources and turning itself into a green, clean and beautiful centre.