The Vietnamese delegation was led by the provincial Border Guard Command’s Second in Command Officer and Chief of Staff Colonel Tran Ngoc Tung, while the delegation of Laos’ Attapeu provincial Military Command was headed by Commanding Officer Colonel Bounchan Sihavong.

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The two sides sign a memorandum of understanding at the event.

In the spirit of solidarity, special friendship, comprehensive cooperation, mutual trust and understanding, the two sides held talks and evaluated that national sovereignty, security, and order in border areas have been well maintained. The border guard forces of the two sides have maintained the special friendship and close coordination in border management and protection and fight against crimes and illegal border exit and entry. They have also informed each other of socio-economic and security situation in border areas and patrolled to protect the safety of the borderline and landmarks.

The two units have actively given advice to authorities at all levels to foster economic, cultural, and social development in border areas; promote dissemination of the special friendship and solidarity between Vietnam and Laos to locals; raise their awareness of observing the Agreement on Regulations on the Vietnam-Laos border; maintain information exchange and coordination in handling and settling cases related to territorial sovereignty, security and order in border areas.

The two sides agreed that in the coming time they will continue to make recommendation to authorities at all levels to effectively implement the "Agreement between the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the Government of the Lao People's Democratic Republic on the settlement of free migration, unregistered marriage in border areas” and direct the border posts under the Kon Tum provincial Border Guard Command and Attapeu province’s border guard companies to maintain exchange and organize bilateral patrols.

At the end of the talks, heads of the two delegations signed a memorandum of understanding to well implement contents discussed at the event.

Translated by Tran Hoai