Vietnamese, Cambodian provinces strengthen ties to safeguard border security
The Border Guard Command of Dak Nong province and the military sub-region of Cambodia’s Mondulkiri province held talks in the Central Highlands locality of Vietnam on August 31 to review their 2021 coordination and devise orientations for this year.
The Border Guard Command of Dak Nong and the military sub-region of Mondulkiri show their signed memorandum of understanding on cooperation at the talks on August 31. (Photo: VNA)
Dak Nong (VNA) – The BorderGuard Command of Dak Nong province and the military sub-region of Cambodia’sMondulkiri province held talks in the Central Highlands locality of Vietnam onAugust 31 to review their 2021 coordination and devise orientations for thisyear.
They agreed to further shareinformation and work together to safeguard political security and social orderand safety, fight against crimes, and take part in search and rescue operationsin border areas as well as in each province in case of disasters.
The two sides will also inform eachother and direct their subordinate units to make timely response if there areany unexpected events, they said.
The Border Guard Command of Dak Nongand the military sub-region of Mondulkiri will actively advise their localadministrations about enhancing people-to-people relations in border areas. Communicationswill be promoted to raise border residents’ legal awareness and knowledge, andencourage them to join hands in fighting against illegal border crossing and smuggling and stay alert to the incitements and distortions aimed atdriving a wedge into the Vietnam - Cambodia solidarity.
Both sides will also continue givingadvice to the administrations to help with implementing the two provinces’socio-economic development programmes.
Vietnam and Cambodia share nearly 1,140km of land border that runs across 10 Vietnamese provinces (Kon Tum, GiaLai, Dak Lak, Dak Nong, Binh Phuoc, Tay Ninh, Long An, Dong Thap, An Giang, andKien Giang) and nine Cambodian provinces (Ratanakiri, Mondulkiri, Kratié,Tboung Khmum, Svay Rieng, Prey Veng, Kandal, Takeo, and Kampot)./.
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The Border Guard Command of the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong and the Gendarmerie Command of Mondulkiri province of Cambodia held talks on August 24 to evaluate the outcomes of their coordination in protecting political security, and social order and safety along the shared border in 2021 and cooperation orientations for 2022.
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The Border Guard Command of Dak Nong and the military sub-region of Mondulkiri show their signed memorandum of understanding on cooperation at the talks on August 31. (Photo: VNA) 
