April 12, 2018 | 21:40 (GMT+7)
Vietnam, China boost border patrol cooperation
PANO - The border guard forces of Vietnam and China on April 11 conducted for the first time a joint patrol at a provincial level along the shared border line of the Lao Cai-Hekou International Border Gate area.
In recent times, the Lao Cai province’s border guard and the Mengzi border guard, China’s Yunnan province, have cooperated in managing and protecting the borderline.
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The two sides' border guards before the joint patrol |
The border guard commands of both sides decided to expand the joint patrol of the borderline section along the Red River and Nam Thi River, from Border Marker 99 to 104.
Both border guard forces also provided people and organizations along the borderline section with related legal documents.
After the joint patrol, they reached consensus on joint patrol plans for the second quarter of this year, and agreed to promote the fight against cross-border smuggling and illegal immigration.
In addition, they will keep in touch to inform each other of border management and tackle relevant issues in a timely manner.
Source: laocaitv
Translated by Song Anh