PANO – The Son La provincial Military Command of Vietnam and the Military Command of Laos’ Oudomxay provincial Military Command held a regular conference of 2016 on November 8.

Senior Colonel Tran Xuan Cuong, Commander of the Son La Military Command, and Senior Colonel Bunnhong Nokeo, Deputy Political Commissar of the Oudomxay provincial Military Command, chaired the meeting.

Senior Colonel Tran Xuan Cuong (right) and Senior Colonel Bunnhong Nokeo (left) at the meeting

Under the Memorandum of Understanding signed in 2016, the two sides worked together to exchange information, mobilize people to well implement border regulations, and promote special relationship and cooperation between the two countries in general and between Son La province and the northern provinces of Laos in particular. The two sides also exchanged experience in socio-economic development.

In the coming time, the two sides will continue strengthening the solidarity tradition and the Vietnam-Lao special relationship, actively grasping situations and effectively dealing with arising issues in their shared border areas.

Translated by Hong Thanh