At the meetings between General Sao Sokha, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces and Commander of the Royal Cambodian Gendarmerie, and Major General Hoang Huu Chien, Deputy Commander and Chief-of-Staff of the Vietnam Border Guard Command, and Senior Colonel Pham Manh Thang, Deputy Chief of the Department of Foreign Relations on April 17 and 18, both sides agreed on several contents and the time of the exchange.

In order to successfully organize the exchange, the area of Hoa Lu International Border Gate and surroundings are being repaired and upgraded. Here are several photos featuring the organizing panel’s preparation for the event.

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Paving the entire area near the border marker where the main event of the first Vietnam-Cambodia Border Defense Friendship Exchange will take place.
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A vehicle conducts land leveling in the area where the joint patrol between the two border guard forces will be held.
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Workers repaint flower beds at Hoa Lu International Border Gate.
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The Binh Phuoc provincial Border Guard Command mobilizes troops to clean surrounding areas.
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The facilities inside the barracks of the Border Station of Hoa Lu International Border Gate are repaired.
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The road to Hoa Lu International Border Gate is upgraded.

Translated by Trung Thanh