The agreement was reached at talks between Commander of theBorder Guards, Lieut. Gen. Vo Trong Viet and Director of the Border andMapping Department under the General Staff of the Lao People’s ArmySyphanphut Thavong in Vientiane on November 12.
Accordingly,both sides will keep close checks over border areas so as to timelyprevent and thwart sabotage plans by hostile forces while facilitatinginformation and experience sharing.
Both host and guestexpressed their satisfaction with campaigns to raise public awareness ofborder defence as well as twinning the two nations’ border localitiesto enhance their solidarity.
Over the past time, they haveconducted thorough inspections along border areas, making it easier forbusinesses and citizens to do business and travel. The Vietnamese andLao border guards have fought against crime, established diplomaticdefence relations and beefed up education cooperation.
Thisyear, the Vietnam Border Guard Academy trained nearly 30 Lao militaryofficers and students while border guards from 10 Vietnamese provincesoffered high-quality training to 270 of their Lao counterparts.-VNA