Vientiane (VNA) – Lao Prime MinisterThongloun Sisulith applauded the cooperation outcomes between the Vietnameseand Lao ministries of public security while hosting Senior Lieutenant GeneralBui Van Nam, Deputy Minister of Public Security, in Vientiane on July 16.
He said the two ministries have worked togetherto ensure social safety and security in the respective countries.
Given the complicated and unpredictable developmentsin the region and the world, the two sides should further enhance cooperation,especially in preventing terrorism and drug trafficking, and collaborating inhuman resources training, he suggested.
Nam informed the outcomes of the 10th conferenceon bilateral cooperation in security, which was held in Vientiane on July 15.
At the event, Lieutenant General Kongthong Phongvichith, Laos’ Deputy Ministerof Public Security highlighted the traditional friendship, special solidarityand comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Laos as well as the closecoordination between the two countries’ security forces.
Meanwhile, Nam said the conference created agood chance for the two sides to exchange policies and measures to enhancecooperation in ensuring national security, maintaining stability anddevelopment in the shared border areas.
The two sides agreed to increase information andexperience exchanges in the coming time and strengthen coordination in immigration,anti-terrorism and anti-sabotage activities, and in maintaining stability anddevelopment in the shared border areas.
They pledged to guarantee safety and securityfor visits and working trips of the two countries’ Party and State leaders,representative agencies in each nation, and key cooperation projects.
During their stay in Laos from July 14 to 16,the Vietnamese delegation paid a courtesy visit to Laos’ Minister of PublicSecurity, Sen.Lieut.Gen. Vilay Lakhamphong, and visited the Embassy of Vietnamin Laos.-VNA
