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Vietnam, Laos to hold first border friendship exchange

The first Vietnam-Laos border friendship exchange will take place in the northern mountainous province of Son La on July 22-24.
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Hanoi (VNA) – The first Vietnam-Laos borderfriendship exchange will take place in the northern mountainous province of SonLa on July 22-24, a senior official from the Defence Ministry’s Border GuardHigh Command told a press conference in Hanoi on July 12.

Nguyen Tien Thang, head of the Political Department underthe Border Guard High Command, said the event will involve the Border GuardHigh Command of Vietnam, the Lao Border Guard Department under the Lao GeneralStaff of People’s Army, and the General Department of Police under the LaoMinistry of Public Security.

It aims to foster solidarity and traditional friendshipbetween Vietnamese and Lao border guards and increase their collaboration forthe sake of a borderline of peace, friendship, cooperation and development.

The exchange is due to feature a joint patrol from Marker256 to Marker 266 near the Long Sap border gate, martial art demonstration,inauguration of a military medical station, free health check-ups for localresidents, and grant of scholarships to 10 poor students and breeding cows to100 poor households from the two countries, and a seminar on border defence,anti-crime and socio-economic development at border areas.

The event is concurrent with the 40th anniversaryof the signing of Vietnam-Laos Treaty of Amity and Cooperation (July 18) andthe 55th anniversary of the bilateral diplomatic ties (September 5).-VNA
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