Attending the exchange program were Lieutenant General Nguyen Anh Tuan, Party Secretary, Political Commissar of the Border Guard; Colonel Nguyen Thanh Hai, Deputy Chief of Political Affairs of the Border Guard; representatives of agencies and units under the Lang Son Border Guard Command and outstanding young officers. On the Chinese side, there was Mr. Truong Khanh Hieu, the second highest investigator of the National Immigration Administration of China and young officers from the Guangxi Immigration Border Control Station.

Young officers of the Lang Son Border Guard (Vietnam) and young officers of the Guangxi Immigration Border Control Station (China) plant a youth friendship garden. (Photo: Lang Son Newspaper)

At the beginning of the program, delegates from the two countries planted a youth friendship tree in the Friendship International Border Gate and disseminated to people on both sides of the border some basic contents of the Agreement on border management regulations and the Agreement on border gates and regulations on management of land border gates between Vietnam and China between the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the Government of the People's Republic of China.

Young officers of the Guangxi Immigration Border Control Station (China) distribute leaflets to promote the law to border residents. (Photo: Border Guard Newspaper)

The highlight of the program is the Discussion and Exchange between Young Officers of the Border Guard of Lang Son Province (Vietnam) and Young Officers of the General Border Control Station of Guangxi Immigration (China) with the theme "Loyal Comradeship".

At the seminar, officers and young cadres from both sides had frank and open discussions on coordination in border and gate management and protection; dissemination of laws; prevention of natural disasters and epidemics; and sharing experiences in applying information technology and reforming administrative procedures.

According to VNA, Captain Pham Quang Hieu (Border Guard Station of Huu Nghi International Border Gate) proposed strengthening the coordination mechanism in building a smart border gate model and exchanging information on entry, exit and import.

Major Phung Ly Huynh, Bac Xa Border Guard Station (Lang Son province) proposed to promote the organization of training courses, experience exchange, and professional support between border management forces on both sides.

Delegates attending the seminar took a souvenir photo. (Photo: Border Guard Newspaper)

Mr. Vuong Hien Phong (Political Department, Guangxi Immigration Border Inspection Station) emphasized the education of history and the significance of Vietnam - China relations among the young generation, considering this as the foundation for strengthening friendly relations.

According to Colonel Luong Manh Vong, Deputy Political Commissar of Lang Son Border Guard, in recent times, young officers and cadres from both sides have always been the vanguard in coordinating border patrols and controls; advising on handling arising incidents; exchanging delegations; supporting professional work and disseminating laws to the people.

The two sides regularly maintain the models of “Friendship Ambassadors”, “Twinning of Forts and Stations” and “Twinning of Residential Clusters”, promote cultural and sports exchanges, celebrate holidays and Tet, etc., contributing to building a peaceful, stable, cooperative and sustainably developed border.

Since 2013, 9 pairs of villages and 2 pairs of communes and towns on both sides of the border have been twinned, creating a solid foundation for people-to-people exchange and promoting solidarity and friendship.

To promote the pioneering and creative role of the youth, Colonel Luong Manh Vong proposed to strengthen cooperation between young officers and cadres on both sides in border management and protection; fight against crime; propagate and educate the tradition of "being both comrades and brothers" and the 16-word motto: "Friendly neighbors, comprehensive cooperation, long-term stability, towards the future".

The two sides will step up propaganda for residents on both sides of the border to strictly comply with the provisions of the three legal documents on the Vietnam-China land border, regulations related to border work and border gates. Actively participate in the movement to denounce crimes, protect the border, the system of national border markers and border works and border gates; advise the authorities to expand the models of twinning, contributing to fostering friendship between the people of the two countries.

Source: https://thoidai.com.vn/si-quan-can-bo-tre-viet-trung-cung-xay-dung-bien-gioi-hoa-binh-on-dinh-212487.html