Hanoi, June 30 -- Officials from the finance ministries of Vietnam and Laos met in Hanoi on June 30 to exchange experiences in mobilising, managing and using official development assistance (ODA) and concessional foreign loans.

The meeting brought together representatives of the Department of Debt Management and External Economic Relations under the Vietnamese Ministry of Finance and the Department of International Finance and Cooperation under the Lao Ministry of Finance, according to the Vietnamese minsitry.

Speaking at the event, Deputy Director of the Department of Debt Management and External Economic Relations Nguyen Yen Hai said the exchange was part of a UNDP-supported project for the Lao side and also a step to implement cooper...