On October 31 and November 1, in Salavan town, Salavan province, Lao PDR, the delegation of the Border Guard Command of Quang Tri province (Vietnam) and the Salavan Provincial Police (Laos) held the 2024 Annual Talks. Major General Si Sot Son Da La, Director of the Salavan Provincial Security Department and Colonel Nguyen Ba Duyet, Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff of the Quang Tri Provincial Border Guard co-chaired the talks.

In the spirit of friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between the two forces, the two sides expressed their joy and appreciation for the results of the implementation of the Minutes of the 2023 Annual Talks. Notably, they regularly exchanged information and reported on issues related to security and order on both sides of the border, the border gate area between Quang Tri province, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and Salavan province, the Lao People's Democratic Republic, focusing on sabotage activities by hostile forces, reactionary organizations in exile; and subjects taking advantage of ethnic and religious issues to divide the solidarity relationship between Vietnam and Laos.

The two sides agreed to sign the minutes of the annual talks in 2024 - Photo: DT

Proactively grasp the situation related to the two countries' borders, actively coordinate to prevent, combat, suppress and effectively suppress all types of crimes; closely coordinate to manage the border and border gates; regularly visit and congratulate each other on the occasion of holidays, New Year and traditional days of the two countries.

The two sides agreed to sign the Minutes of the 2024 Annual Talks, including the following contents: Continuing to closely and in-depth coordinate in the work of grasping, exchanging information, situations and effectively coordinating the fight against the activities of all types of crimes, especially drug crimes; smuggling, trade fraud, counterfeit goods; human trafficking; illegal entry and exit; illegal purchase and transportation of weapons, explosives, counterfeit money; illegal exploitation and transportation of mineral resources; activities of exiled reactionaries, reactionaries taking advantage of ethnicity and religion, terrorist crimes, transnational crimes, high-tech crimes and other types of crimes violating the law related to the two sides of the border; the situation of free migration and illegal marriage.

At the same time, continue to closely coordinate in managing and controlling the entry and exit of people, vehicles and goods through border gates, creating favorable conditions for border residents' entry and exit activities; promptly detect and handle in accordance with legal regulations violations of the Vietnam-Laos land border and border gate regulations agreement signed in 2016. Direct the strengthening of control at border gates and key areas, promptly prevent, arrest and handle criminal activities and law violations.

Strengthening legal propaganda, mobilizing people on both sides of the border to understand and strictly comply with the Agreement on border regulations and land border gates between Vietnam and Laos signed in 2016, closely cooperating in training and educating human resources to meet the requirements of tasks in the new situation.

Dinh Tien