Binh Phuoc fosters border cooperation with Cambodian localities

Binh Phuoc provincial authorities and a visiting delegation from Cambodia’s provinces of Kratie, Mondulkiri and Tbong Khmum discussed border cooperation at a conference on December 17.
Binh Phuoc fosters border cooperation with Cambodian localities ảnh 1Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)

Binh Phuoc (VNA) - Binh Phuoc provincialauthorities and a visiting delegation from Cambodia’s provinces of Kratie,Mondulkiri and Tbong Khmum discussed border cooperation at a conference on December17.

At the event, the military command of the southern provinceand their Cambodian counterparts signed an agreement on coordinating activitiesand building a peaceful border in the first half of 2017.

Accordingly, the two sides will regularly exchange and updateinformation about crimes, particularly armed robbery and violations of borderregulations.

They will also promote communication work to raise publicawareness about border regulations and legal documents.

At the same time, the two sides will work together tofacilitate travel and business activities of border residents and enterprises.

Addressing the event, Vice Chairman of the provincialPeople’s Committee Huynh Anh Minh reaffirmed the traditional relationshipbetween Vietnam and Cambodia.

Binh Phuoc and the three Cambodian localities have developedfruitful socio-economic cooperation and ensured a peaceful border, Minh added./.
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