Looking ahead, the two sides agreed to enhance practical and effective cooperation, focusing on delegation exchanges, maintaining consultation and dialogue mechanisms, especially the Defence Policy Dialogue, and promoting existing cooperation models such as exchanges among young officers, military women, twinning programmes between military units and local communities, and annual conferences between military regions, and border guard forces of the two countries.
At the event, commanders of both sides affirmed that the annual joint patrols between the Dien Bien Provincial Border Guard and the Mengzi Regional Border Guard reflect close coordination and stand out as a highlight in border external affairs, contributing to building a borderline of peace, friendship, cooperation and development.
At Mong Cai International Border Gate in Quang Ninh province, border guards are working around the clock to ensure smooth border crossings ahead of the 10th Vietnam- China Border Defence Friendship Exchange.
The two sides consented to boost communication and education to raise public awareness, especially among young people and students, about the exemplary traditional ties between the Vietnamese and Lao peoples. These efforts are meant to inspire pride and a sense of responsibility in preserving and promoting this special bond.
Vietnam and Laos have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening cooperation in border management and development during the 34th annual meeting between their respective border delegations held in Vientiane from December 25–27.
Vietnamese and Chinese localities pledged to facilitate trade and promote cross-border economic development. Joint patrols and enhanced surveillance will be intensified in areas prone to criminal activity. They agreed to proactively coordinate the verification, repatriation, and reception of individuals involved in illegal border crossings.
In 2024, Vietnam and Cambodia worked effectively together on managing and resolving border-related issues, helping to protect the achievements and promote demarcation and marker planting efforts along the shared land border.
Thanh Hoa province of Vietnam and Houaphanh province of Laos are set to reinforce comprehensive cooperation, especially in border and territory management, next year, heard a recent meeting.
Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lt. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien on August 13 received a delegation of the National Immigration Administration of China, led by its deputy head Li Junjie, who are paying a working visit to Vietnam.
The focus of border management and protection between Vietnam and neighbouring countries has shifted from demarcation to cooperation for development, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son has said.
The border guards stationed in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien and their counterparts in Mengzhi region, China’s Yunnan province, conducted a joint patrol along the section from Marker No 1 to Marker No. 3 along the shared border line on March 30.
Thanks to the close coordination between border management forces of Vietnam and Cambodia, security and trade activities along the shared border between the two countries have been kept stable over the years, contributing to enhancing the living conditions of people in the area.
Border management is a bright spot in the Vietnam-Laos cooperation, Standing Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Minh Vu said, pointing to important advantages in the work, which are the completion of border demarcation and border marker planting.
The Sen Thuong border post in the northern border province of Dien Bien held a bilateral patrol with the Jiangcheng border management company of China on June 29.
The border guard forces of Vietnam, China, and Laos met at the countries’ border T-junction on May 22 to discuss border management and defence measures and launch a week-long joint border management programme.
Vietnam is intensifying surveillance along its borders to prevent any illegal entry and exit, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang told a regular press conference on March 11.
An agreement on border defence cooperation was signed between the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence’s Border Guard High Command and the Army Command of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces in Hanoi on February 3.
Vietnam and Laos agreed to propose their governments allow the resumption of the clearance of goods at main and secondary border gates during the 30th annual border meeting in Vientiane on November 30.
Individuals who commit administrative violations in national border management and protection will face a maximum fine of 50 million VND (2,160 USD) under a newly-issued decree.
Deputy Minister of Public Security Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Van Thanh is leading a delegation to attend a high-level regional conference themed “Synchronising Trade and Security Plans in Support of ASEAN 2025” which kicked off in Bangkok on April 3.
