Vietnam, Laos to hold first border friendship exchangeThe first Vietnam-Laos border friendship exchange will take place in the northern mountainous province of Son La on July 22-24, a senior official from the Defence Ministry’s Border Guard High Command told a press conference in Hanoi on July 12. Nguyen Tien Thang, head of the Political Department under the Border Guard High Command, said the event will involve the Border Guard High Command of Vietnam, the Lao Border Guard Department under the Lao General Staff of People’s Army, and the General Department of Police under the Lao Ministry of Public Security. It aims to foster solidarity and traditional friendship between Vietnamese and Lao border guards and increase their collaboration for the sake of a borderline of peace, friendship, cooperation and development. The border guard forces of the two provinces have well performed the border protection and management tasks, protecting border markers and signs. These projects will help create favourable conditions for the two countries to intensify their special friendship and solidarity, she added.

Source: VietNamNet News July 13, 2017 03:09 UTC