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Kon Tum, Laos’ Attapeu strengthen border cooperation

The boards on border affairs of the Central Highlands of Kon Tum and Attapeu province of Laos on February 23 held talks to review outcomes of the border work in field and signed a document on cooperation in the work between the two localities in the coming time.
Kon Tum, Laos’ Attapeu strengthen border cooperation ảnh 1The two sides sign a document on cooperation in the coming time (Photo: VNA)
Kon Tum (VNA)- The boards on border affairs of the Central Highlands of Kon Tum and Attapeuprovince of Laos on February 23 held talks to review outcomes of the border workin field and signed a document on cooperation in the work between the twolocalities in the coming time.

The two sides agreedto continue effectively implementing legal documents on the border signed betweenthe two localities; report to leaders of the two provinces to propose theVietnamese and Lao governments consider upgrading the auxiliary Dak Long -Vang Tat border gate into the main border gate.

The two sides willstrengthen information exchange, and coordination in monitoring and preventing issuesarising in border areas shared between the two nations every six months or ayear.

In the event of a seriousdisaster or epidemic, the border working committees must report to leaders ofthe two localities, thus taking measures to prevent those from spreading to theterritories of each other.

Khonesanga Phimmasone,Director of Attapeu’s Department of Foreign Affairs, said the twosides have actively mobilised civil servants in various sectors and people toimplement the Vietnam-Laos border and border landmark protocol, the agreement on regulations on border and border gate management.

According to A BraoBim, Deputy Director of Kon Tum’s Department of Foreign Affairs, through the fieldtrip and talks between the two border boards, the two sides proposedspecific coordination directions in the coming time, contributing to improving theefficiency of cooperation between the two localities.

Kon Tum and Attapeushare a border line of 75km with 33 border makers, and the Vietnam - Laos -Cambodia border junction land marker. The two sides have the Bo Y - Phoukeua international border gate and the Dak Long- Vang Tat auxiliary border gate.

Previously, in October2022, the two provinces signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation inmany fields such as politics, economy, diplomacy, defence and security in the2022 – 2027 period./.
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