They agreed to further shareinformation and work together to safeguard political security and social orderand safety, fight against crimes, and take part in search and rescue operationsin border areas as well as in each province in case of disasters.
The two sides will also inform eachother and direct their subordinate units to make timely response if there areany unexpected events, they said.
The Border Guard Command of Dak Nongand the military sub-region of Mondulkiri will actively advise their localadministrations about enhancing people-to-people relations in border areas. Communicationswill be promoted to raise border residents’ legal awareness and knowledge, andencourage them to join hands in fighting against illegal border crossing and smuggling and stay alert to the incitements and distortions aimed atdriving a wedge into the Vietnam - Cambodia solidarity.
Both sides will also continue givingadvice to the administrations to help with implementing the two provinces’socio-economic development programmes.
Vietnam and Cambodia share nearly 1,140km of land border that runs across 10 Vietnamese provinces (Kon Tum, GiaLai, Dak Lak, Dak Nong, Binh Phuoc, Tay Ninh, Long An, Dong Thap, An Giang, andKien Giang) and nine Cambodian provinces (Ratanakiri, Mondulkiri, Kratié,Tboung Khmum, Svay Rieng, Prey Veng, Kandal, Takeo, and Kampot)./.