Representatives from the Ministry of Public Security’s Immigration Department and the Cambodian Home Affairs Ministry’s General Department of Immigration attend the meeting. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security’sImmigration Department and Cambodian Home Affairs Ministry’s GeneralDepartment of Immigration held a meeting to discuss and exchange experience onimmigration management in Hanoi on October 23.
Speaking at the meeting, Major General Pham Dang Khoa, Directorof the Vietnamese department said that the two ministries have been closelycoordinating to ensure national security and social order, and fight againstimmigration-related crimes.
Both sides have regularly exchangeinformation to promptly prevent crimes relating toillegal entries and exits. They have also created favourable conditions for citizensof the two countries to cross the border, and promote investment, trade, and tourismactivities.
At the meeting, representatives from the two sides discussed thenew organisational structure of the Immigration Department, new policies andregulations in immigration management, the cross-border traveling and stay ofthe two countries’ citizens in the territories of both sides; the situation ofillegal immigration/migration, cooperation in receiving returnees, andcoordination in human resources training.
The two sides agreed to continue coordination to implement key tasks including strengthening inspection and supervision, and launching crackdowns on establishments that employ illegal workers.
The two countries’ police forces, especially those working atborder areas, will tighten cooperation, and enhance the exchange of information to serve the prevention, detection, and handling of illegalentries and exits.
They will also strengthen communications activities to helppeople gain a better understanding of the two countries’ policies andregulations.
Ministries and agencies of Cambodia and Vietnam will work together tostep up negotiations for the signing of an agreement on border gates andregulations on the management of Vietnam - Cambodia land border gates toreplace the 1983 version. The new agreementis expected to create a legal basis for more effective immigrationmanagement./.
