Vietnamese, Cambodian border guards coordinate in fighting COVID-19

A delegation of the Ia O border guard station in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai met their Cambodian counterparts on August 22 to discuss joint work to protect border areas and fight COVID-19 pandemic.
Vietnamese, Cambodian border guards coordinate in fighting COVID-19 ảnh 1At the event (Photo: VNA)

Gia Lai (VNA) – A delegation of the Ia O border guardstation in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai met their Cambodian counterpartson August 22 to discuss joint work to protect border areas and fight COVID-19pandemic.

Speaking at the event, head of the station Lieut. Col. Dinh CongThong suggested both sides jointly safeguard border areas in the spirit ofrespecting the two nations’ border sovereignty.

Border guard stations under the provincial Border Guard Commandare ready to buy food and necessities for Cambodian counterparts to partly easetheir difficulties amid the pandemic, he said.

The two sides pledged to uphold the fine tradition of the two countriesto work closely together on border protection, crime prevention and control, thus building a borderline of peace, friendship, cooperation and development.

On the occasion, the Ia O border station also presented food,necessities and medical supplies to its Cambodian counterparts./.

VNA

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