Quang Tri, Laos’ provinces agree on border marker protection
Representatives from Vietnam’s central province of Quang Tri and Savannakhet and Salavan provinces of Laos gathered at a meeting in Huong Hoa district on December 25 to agree on the management and protection of national border markers.
Vietnam’s central province of Quang Tri and Lao localities join hands to build a borderline of peace, friendship and cooperation. (Photo: VNA)
Quang Tri (VNA) – Representatives from Vietnam’s central provinceof Quang Tri and Savannakhet and Salavan provinces of Laos gathered at ameeting in Huong Hoa district on December 25 to agree on the management and protectionof national border markers.
At the event, the leaders of the three provinces signed a document assigning themanagement and protection of national border markers after completion. QuangTri handed over the complete drawings of border markers, stakes and markerprotection walls to Savannakhet and Salavan provinces.
Realising the approved plan on increasing the number of Vietnam-Laos nationalborder markers and upgrading existing ones, between 2008 and 2016, Quang Triand the two Lao provinces actively and closely cooperated in completing amaster plan on the work.
The three provinces finished the border marker increase and upgrading at 62positions with a total of 68 markers as well as added 37 pairs of auxiliarystakes at 24 locations.
After completing the work, the border between Quang Tri and the two Laoprovinces had additional 37 positions and 38 border markers.
Addressing the meeting, Vice Chairman of the Quang Tri provincial People’sCommittee Ha Sy Dong said the plan on increasing and upgrading the Vietnam-Laosborder marker system is an important work between the two nations that holdsspecial significance in terms of security, politics and socio-economy andrelates to the territorial sovereignty of each country.
The provinces should assign their border management forces to closelycoordinate with each other in patrolling and protecting the safety and statusquo of the national border marker system, contributing to building a borderlineof peace, friendship, cooperation and development, he noted.-VNA
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Vietnam’s central province of Quang Tri and Lao localities join hands to build a borderline of peace, friendship and cooperation. (Photo: VNA) 
