A joint petrol of Vietnamese, Lao border guards (Illustrative image. Source: VNA)The two sides concurred to complete a roadrunning from Sekong through Nam Giang – Dac Ta Ooc border gate to Quang Namprovince and finalise dossiers proposing the two Governments upgrade the bordergate to international one in 2018.
They vowed to jointly implement a protocol onVietnam-Laos borderline and border markers and an agreement on land border andborder gate management regulations, while disseminating respective legalregulations among people in their border areas.
Quang Nam and Sekong will coordinate to ensure politicalsecurity, and social order and safety in the shared border regions, and protectthe borderline and border markers. They will also work to organise investment,trade and tourism promotion conferences in Sekong.
In 2018, the two sides plan to kick offconstruction of houses for officers and soldiers at the Dac Ta Ooc border gatecontrol station with funding sourced from the Vietnamese Government’s officialdevelopment assistance (ODA) for Laos.
Each year, Quang Nam province pledged to providefull scholarships to teach Vietnamese and other majors to 25 students fromSekong province.
The two sides will also step up collaboration inthe field of healthcare.
On this occasion, empowered by the LaoPresident, Secretary of the Party Committee and Governor of Sekong KhamphoiButdavieng granted Isala Orders to nine individuals and Labour Orders to two unitsin Quang Nam in recognition of their significant contributions to thedevelopment of special relations between Vietnam and Laos.-VNA
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