Quang ngai: The 2025 Vietnam - Cambodia - Laos Youth Festival commenced in the central province of Quang Ngai, uniting 90 youth delegates from the three nations to bolster solidarity, traditional friendship, and cooperation among the younger generations.
According to Lao News Agency, the festival, scheduled from December 25 to 28 under the theme 'Solidarity - Friendship - Development', features a seminar on 'A green journey for sustainable development'. Additionally, it includes field trips showcasing local culture, history, and socio-economic potential, alongside cultural, artistic, and sports exchanges.
During the opening ceremony, Nguyen Ngoc Sam, Vice Chairman of the Quang Ngai provincial People's Committee, highlighted the expanding exchanges between local youths and their counterparts from the Lao provinces of Champasack, Attapeu, Sekong, and Khammuane, as well as Cambodia's Rattanakiri province. Sam noted that these cooperative efforts have enriched the solidarity, friendship, and good neighborliness among Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.
Nguyen Kim Quy, Standing Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Youth Federation Central Committee, emphasized that the festival occurs as the traditional friendship, special solidarity, and comprehensive cooperation among Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos continue to strengthen and develop sustainably. He stressed the strategic importance of consolidating these relationships amid evolving regional and global dynamics.
Souliya Keophilavong, Deputy Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Youth Union Central Committee, and Tum Saravuth, a member of the Central Committee of the Union of Youth Federations of Cambodia, shared the view that the festival plays a crucial role in reinforcing traditional solidarity, friendship, and long-standing ties among the youth of the three countries. They affirmed that enhanced youth exchanges and cooperation will contribute to a peaceful, friendly, and prosperous environment, particularly in border areas.