Vietnam - Laos continue to promote twinning of residential clusters on both sides of the border

The 19th pair of copies on the Vietnam - Laos border organized the signing ceremony

(Baonghean.vn) - The two pairs of villages that have just signed the agreement are Pung Vai village, Pha Danh village cluster, Muong Quan district, Hua Phan province, Lao PDR and Pha Chieng village, My Ly commune, Ky Son district.

Women on both sides of the Vietnam - Laos border organize twinning

(Baonghean.vn) - In My Ly commune, Ky Son district (Nghe An), a twinning ceremony was recently held between the Women's Union of My Ly commune and the women of Loong Cang village cluster, Muong Quan district, Hua Phan province (Laos).

Chairing the conference, on the Vietnamese side, there was comrade Le Ngoc Hoa - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Nghe An province. On the Lao PDR side, there were comrades: Pheng Can Nha Phim - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Deputy Governor of Hua Phan province; Den Pi Mun Tha Di - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Organization Committee of Bolikhamxay Provincial Party Committee; Colonel Bun Xu Xay La Si - Member of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, Commander of the Military Command of Xieng Khouang province. Photo: Hoai Thu

Strengthening and developing Vietnam - Laos solidarity and friendship

Speaking at the opening of the conference, comrade Le Ngoc Hoa affirmed that the twinning movement between the border villages of the provinces on both sides of the Vietnam - Laos border has gradually raised the awareness and responsibility of the ethnic people in the border areas for the cause of protecting the sovereignty and security of each country's border; contributing to maintaining political stability, social order and safety in the border areas, effectively serving the requirements of socio-economic development, consolidating and developing the special solidarity and friendship between Vietnam - Laos, Laos - Vietnam in general, and between Nghe An province and the three provinces: Hua Phan, Xieng Khouang, and Bolikhamxay in particular.

Also attending the conference were: Colonel Van Ngoc Que - Deputy Chief of Political Affairs of the Vietnam Border Guard; Major General Doan Ngoc Son - Deputy Chief of Political Affairs of the Military Region 4 Command. Representatives of leaders of a number of departments, branches, and sectors at the provincial, district, and commune levels of the provinces on both sides of the Vietnam-Laos border in Nghe An province; leaders of the Provincial Border Guard Command; the Provincial Military Command; and commanders of border posts in the province. Photo: My Nga

In addition to evaluating the results achieved in 5 years of implementing the twinning movement, Colonel Tran Hai Binh - Commander of Nghe An Border Guard Command also pointed out the existing causes and limitations that need to be overcome, and proposed key tasks in the coming time with 5 main contents, including adding new contents to suit the content of the twinning; regularly exchanging information and situations related to the two sides of the border and continuing to pay attention and survey pairs of villages and residential areas that are eligible to organize the twinning.

Comrade Le Ngoc Hoa delivered the opening speech of the conference, affirming that the people on both sides of the Vietnam-Laos border have long-standing kinship relations and many similarities in culture and customs. Organizing a twinning movement (village-village) on both sides of the border is a correct policy, in line with the thoughts and aspirations of the people on both sides of the border. Photo: Hoai Thu

Also at the conference, representatives of hamlets and local authorities on both sides of the Vietnam - Laos border presented papers assessing the results and lessons learned in implementing the twinning movement over the past 5 years. Notably, there were papers highly appreciated by the conference, such as those from Sam To district, Hua Phan province (Laos), Noong Het and Muong Moc districts of Xieng Khouang province; papers from My Ly commune - Ky Son district, Thanh Chuong district People's Committee, Thong Thu commune - Que Phong district...

Thong Thu Border Guard Station guides people in Nam Tay village (Laos) to grow oranges. Photo: Archive

In the past 5 years, the two sides have established a twinning relationship.19 pairs (copy - copy); coordinate bilateral patrols and clear border lines and landmarks657 batches/ 6,357 visitscadres, soldiers and people participate; propaganda is952 sessions/ 29,283number of participants; coordinated prevention35 casesillegal border crossing, hunting of rare wild animals;107 cases/147subjects illegally crossing the border to exploit forest products, stealing livestock across the border, encroaching on the land, destroying the environment in border areas...

Build 100 pairs of plates

At the conference, Colonel Van Ngoc Que - Deputy Head of the Political Department of the Vietnam Border Guard said that currently, there are 100 pairs of villages on both sides of the Vietnam - Laos border that have been twinned. Comrade Van Ngoc Que acknowledged and highly appreciated the results achieved over 5 years of implementing this policy between Nghe An and 3 provinces of Laos; at the same time, he requested the People's Committee of Nghe An province to have a plan to more effectively implement the village - village twinning movement; assigning the task to the Nghe An Border Guard to continue surveying and twinning the remaining residential clusters on both sides of the border. For the Border Guard force, it is necessary to coordinate with local authorities to maintain political security in the border area; take care of the lives of people in border areas as requested by the localities at the conference. He also requested local authorities and Lao armed forces to continue coordinating with Nghe An authorities at all levels to implement the twinning movement more effectively.

Nghe An Provincial People's Committee awarded Certificates of Merit to 3 groups and 3 individuals from 3 provinces of Laos. Photo: My Nga

Recognizing and praising the collectives and individuals, at the conference, the People's Committee of Nghe An province awarded Certificates of Merit to 3 collectives and 3 individuals from 3 Lao provinces and 3 collectives and 4 individuals from 3 localities and units of Nghe An. The authorities of 3 Lao provinces also awarded Certificates of Merit to 7 collectives and individuals from Nghe An province. The Border Guard Command of Nghe An province awarded Certificates of Merit to 3 collectives and 4 individuals. On this occasion, representatives of 3 Lao provinces also presented souvenirs to the Border Guard Command of Nghe An province.

Authorities of 3 Lao provinces awarded Certificates of Merit to 7 groups and individuals of Nghe An province. Photo: Hoai Thu

Nghe An Provincial People's Committee awarded Certificates of Merit to 3 collectives and 4 individuals from localities and units of Nghe An. Photo: My Nga

Communes and villages of Nghe An province have helped the opposite villages in Laos with materials and funds worth over655 millionDong to buy plants, seedlings and cultural institutions; to contribute to the consumption of products in the border area. Nghe An province has directed the Thanh Chuong district cassava starch factory to invest in cassava material areas in Xop Tong village, Nam On village cluster, Xayxamphon district, Bolikhamxay province. The provincial Border Guard supported Nam Tay village, Vieng Phan village cluster, Sam To district, Hua Phan province near1.3 billion VND;Support Pung Vai village, Pha Danh village cluster, Muong Quan district, Hua Phan province with 01 clean water project, worth26 millionThe Nghe An Border Guard Command and the combined military-civilian medical stations on the border of Nghe An province have organized medical examinations and treatment for people in the villages (Laos) that were607 viewspeople and give away free medicine worth more than37 millioncopper). Building a military-civilian medical station in Xop Tong village, worth more than14 billion VND.