Hanoi (VNA) - Strengthening coordinationwith relevant forces and local authorities in managing and controllingauxiliary border gates was among the solutions the Border Guard High Commandsuggested at a video conference in Hanoi on June 3.
Commander of the High Command, LieutenantGeneral Hoang Xuan Chien said that in order to improve management at thesegates, it will continue to implement agreements and legal documents on thematter as well as gradually standardise relevant activities in line withinternational treaties on borders and border gates.
The Command will also step up administrativereform and modernise technical equipment to serve the task, while closelyworking with relevant forces and localities to prevent and combattrans-national crime, defend authorities and the people in border areas, andmaintain political stability, social order, and safety.
Vietnam shares land borders with China, Laos,and Cambodia stretching over 5,000km, with 25 international border gates, 24main border gates, and 68 auxiliary border gates.
From 2015 to 2019, relevant forces controlledover 64 million people entering and exiting through auxiliary border gates andhandled a total of 2,337 cases relating to drug smuggling, human trafficking,and violations of entry-exit regulations./.