Vietnam, Laos enhance security collaboration | Politics

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Public Safety Sen. Lieut. Gen. Luong Tam Quang (L) and his Lao counterpart Sen. Lieut. Gen. Kongthong Phongvichith alternate Memorandum of Understanding of the twelfth Vietnam – Laos Safety Cooperation Convention (Photograph: VNA)

Vientiane (VNA) – The twelfth safety cooperation convention
between Vietnam and Laos befell in Vientiane on March 3, underneath the co-chair
of Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Public Safety Sen. Lieut. Gen. Luong Tam
Quang and his Lao counterpart Sen. Lieut. Gen. Kongthong Phongvichith.

Kongthong stated the convention is an annual discussion board for the 2
safety forces to strengthen their nice friendship, particular solidarity and
complete cooperation. The convention, one of many actions in celebration
of the Vietnam – Laos, Laos – Vietnam Friendship and Solidarity 12 months 2022, oriented
cooperation for the approaching time, thus contributing to stabilising political
safety and social order and security, creating beneficial circumstances to carry out
every nation’s duties of constructing and defending the Fatherland, and constructing a
peaceable, secure and creating ASEAN Group.

For his half, Quang expressed his hope that the 2 sides will
keep efficient and sensible coordination, and periodic conferences between their
safety forces and border localities, and work to forestall hostile forces from taking
benefit of 1 nation towards  the opposite, in addition to undermining the political
stability, safety and order of every nation, and sabotaging the good
friendship, particular solidarity and complete cooperation between Vietnam
and Laos.

Overview of the convention (Photograph: VNA)

They agreed to take care of the efficient implementation of
present cooperation mechanisms between the 2 safety forces, and step up data
sharing and coordination in addressing influence of non-traditional safety threats
that have an effect on ties between the 2 international locations typically and the 2 Ministries of
Public Safety particularly.

The perimeters additionally pledged to intently coordinate at worldwide and
regional safety cooperation boards, promote collaboration in stopping and
combating worldwide terrorism of ASEAN international locations, and making certain safety for
main occasions to be held in Vietnam and Laos within the coming time,

On the event, the 2 deputy ministers signed a
Memorandum of Understanding of the twelfth Vietnam – Laos Safety Cooperation
Convention./.