QuangNam (VNA) – Representatives from the central province of Quang Namand Laos’s Sekong province had a working session in Tam Ky city on August 22 todiscuss coordination in conducting a survey on undocumented migration andmarriage in their border areas.
Followingthe Vietnamese and Lao Governments’ agreement on addressing undocumented migrationand marriage in the two countries’ border regions, the two localitiesimplemented surveys in Sekong province’s Dac Chung and Ka Lum districts.
Thesurveys found that 17 Vietnamese people got married to Lao people and threeVietnamese migrated in the districts with unregistered papers.
[Vietnamese, Lao provinces cooperate in border management]
Meanwhile,according to initial statistics, Quang Nam province found that 22 Lao personsmarried to locals without registered certificates and seven Lao nationals areliving in its Nam Giang and Tay Giang districts undocumented.
Fromnow to September 1, an official joint survey will be conducted in thesedistricts to have specific and accurate figures to be reported to the twocountries’ leaders.-VNA