National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Defence Ministry’s Border GuardHigh Command held the third border friendship exchange in Hanoi on August 25.
As part of activities celebrating the 73rd anniversary of August Revolution and National Day (September 2), towards the 60th anniversary of Traditional Day of Border Guard Force and the 30th anniversary of the Day of All-People Border Defence (March 3, 2019), the event sawthe largest number of foreign guests. Besides delegations from the defence andpublic security ministries of China, Laos, Cambodia, four delegations from theministries of national defence and home affairs of Thailand and Myanmar joinedthe event for the first time.
The exchange aimed to strengthen defence diplomacy, providinga platform for participants to share experience in safeguarding border areasand gates, thus fostering close relations among countries.
Speaking at the event, National Assembly Chairwoman NguyenThi Kim Ngan said the presence of the foreign delegates reflects the sharedconcern and responsibility of Vietnamese border guards and their counterpartsfrom the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) for the region’s future and stabledevelopment.
Vietnam, China, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand and Myanmar sharethe Mekong River as well as aspirations for peace, stability and prosperity,she said, expressing wish that border guards in the GMS will work more closely andeffectively together in diverse areas, including preventing and fightingtrans-border crimes, post-disaster search and rescue, natural resourcesmanagement, protection of Mekong River water resource, building a borderline ofpeace, cooperation and development.
A highlight of the exchange was dialogues with participatingleaders of border guard forces with stories about national defence and borderdefence diplomacy, protection of border sovereignty and security, andassistance for locals in border areas.
Participants were treated to music performances anddocumentaries featuring the landscapes, culture and customs of regionalcountries.-VNA
As part of activities celebrating the 73rd anniversary of August Revolution and National Day (September 2), towards the 60th anniversary of Traditional Day of Border Guard Force and the 30th anniversary of the Day of All-People Border Defence (March 3, 2019), the event sawthe largest number of foreign guests. Besides delegations from the defence andpublic security ministries of China, Laos, Cambodia, four delegations from theministries of national defence and home affairs of Thailand and Myanmar joinedthe event for the first time.
The exchange aimed to strengthen defence diplomacy, providinga platform for participants to share experience in safeguarding border areasand gates, thus fostering close relations among countries.
Speaking at the event, National Assembly Chairwoman NguyenThi Kim Ngan said the presence of the foreign delegates reflects the sharedconcern and responsibility of Vietnamese border guards and their counterpartsfrom the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) for the region’s future and stabledevelopment.
Vietnam, China, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand and Myanmar sharethe Mekong River as well as aspirations for peace, stability and prosperity,she said, expressing wish that border guards in the GMS will work more closely andeffectively together in diverse areas, including preventing and fightingtrans-border crimes, post-disaster search and rescue, natural resourcesmanagement, protection of Mekong River water resource, building a borderline ofpeace, cooperation and development.
A highlight of the exchange was dialogues with participatingleaders of border guard forces with stories about national defence and borderdefence diplomacy, protection of border sovereignty and security, andassistance for locals in border areas.
Participants were treated to music performances anddocumentaries featuring the landscapes, culture and customs of regionalcountries.-VNA
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