December 09, 2017 | 21:44 (GMT+7)
Vietnam, Laos seek to enhance border cooperation in 2018
The 27th annual Vietnam-Laos border meeting was held on December 9 in Hanoi, aiming to seek orientations for border cooperation in 2018.
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Deputy Foreign Minister and head of the National Border Committee Le Hoai
Trung (C at the first line) leading the Vietnamese delegation
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The Vietnamese delegation was headed
by Deputy Foreign Minister and head of the National Border Committee Le Hoai
Trung, while the Lao side was led by Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith.
Both sides reviewed their
coordination in border issues as well as their affiliation in implementing
bilateral border and territory agreement in 2017. They agreed that so far this
year, the political stability and security as well as social order and safety
along the shared border have been ensured.
The two sides have supported the
growth of border areas in all fields, contributing to reinforcing and
strengthening ties between the two countries in general and among border
localities in particular, they said.
They also showed their delight at
the signing of two legal documents on border cooperation - a protocol on
borderline and national border markers, and an agreement on land border and border
gate management regulations, which became effective since September 5, 2017.
Within the meeting’s framework, a
number of thematic meetings among Vietnamese and Lao localities were also held
to remove obstacles facing them in the implementation of an agreement between
the two governments on dealing with free migration and undocumented marriage
along the shared border.
Vietnam and Laos agreed that in
2018, they will focus on cooperation in border management in line with the two
newly signed border agreements and other joint projects relating to border
affairs, while completing the designing of a master plan on developing
Vietnam-Lao border gates system by 2025 with a vision towards 2035.
They will also work together to
effectively conduct the agreement on settling issues related to free migration
and undocumented marriage in border areas.
Both sides agreed to organize the
28th meeting in Laos
in the fourth quarter of 2018.
Source: VNA