Vietnam - Laos security forces coordinate closely in the new situation

(Baonghean.vn) - Taking place in the context of many new developments in the international and domestic situations of Vietnam and Laos, the 7th Vietnam - Laos Security Cooperation Conference acknowledged the close coordination and timely exchange of information between the security forces of the two countries.

The conference was solemnly held in Cua Lo town, Nghe An on the afternoon of August 3. Senior Lieutenant General Bui Van Nam, member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Minister of Public Security of Vietnam and Lieutenant General Kongthong Phongvichith, Deputy Minister of Security of Lao PDR attended and directed the conference.

Also attending were comrade Nguyen Dac Vinh, member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee; leaders of General Departments, Departments and Bureaus under the Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam, the Ministry of Security of Laos; leaders of Public Security of provinces bordering Laos...

Overview of the Conference.

Vietnam and Laos are actively preparing for security work for ASEAN 2016, chaired by Laos, and APEC 2017, hosted by Vietnam. This requires the security forces of the two countries to coordinate closely and promptly exchange information to propose effective policies to serve the work of ensuring national security of the two countries, contributing to building a peaceful, stable and developed ASEAN.

Senior Lieutenant General Bui Van Nam, member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Minister of Public Security opened the Conference.

Speaking at the conference, Deputy Minister Bui Van Nam asked delegates to focus on reviewing and objectively and comprehensively assessing the situation and results of cooperation between the two sides over the past year according to the 6th Memorandum of Understanding on Vietnam-Laos security cooperation in Vientiane, Laos; clarifying existing problems and difficulties and proposing new measures and forms of cooperation between the security forces of the two countries to ensure national security, maintain political stability, integration and sustainable development in the coming years.

Comrade Nguyen Dac Vinh, member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee spoke at the Conference.

At the Conference, Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Thanh, Director General of the General Department of Security of Vietnam and Major General Bounmy Sengkhamdong, Director General of the General Department of Security of Laos reported on the situation and results of the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding of the 6th Vietnam - Laos Security Cooperation Conference. Accordingly, the security forces of the two countries have effectively implemented the contents of the cooperation work in the Memorandum of Understanding, closely coordinated in exchanging and assessing information; coordinated border management, immigration management; strengthened cooperation in training officers... contributing significantly to the national security protection of each country.

Major General Bounmy Sengkhamdong, Director General of the Lao General Department of Security, summarized the Conference.

In his closing speech at the Conference, Lieutenant General Kong-thoong Phong vi chit - Deputy Minister of Lao Security highly appreciated the effectiveness of cooperation between the security forces of the two countries in recent years, and affirmed that the cooperation results have contributed to strengthening and deepening the special traditional friendship and cooperation relationship between the Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam and the Ministry of Security of Laos.

The security forces of the two countries need to focus on effectively implementing key tasks, contributing to maintaining political stability, creating favorable conditions for the implementation of the tasks of building and protecting the Fatherland of each country, contributing to building a peaceful, stable and developed ASEAN community. He affirmed that the results of the Conference will create conditions for the security forces of the two countries to continue developing cooperative relations in the coming years.

Signing of the Memorandum of Understanding of the 7th Vietnam - Laos Security Cooperation Conference.

Within the framework of the Conference, the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security and the Lao Ministry of Security signed a memorandum of understanding on the 7th Vietnam - Laos Security Cooperation Conference.

Minh Khoi - Huu Thanh