Vietnam, China foster coordination in land border management
The Vietnam Border Guard High Command and the National Immigration Administration of China on August 12 held talks over the implementation of an agreement regarding land border management.
At the talks between the Vietnam Border Guard High Command and the National Immigration Administration of China in Hanoi on August 12. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam Border Guard High Command and the National Immigration Administration of China on August 12 held talks over the implementation of an agreement regarding land border management.
The agreement on the establishment of a three-level law enforcement coordination mechanism in border control at border gates and land border management was reached by the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence and the Chinese Ministry of Public Security.
At the Hanoi talks, Lieutenant General Le Duc Thai, Commander of the Vietnam Border Guard High Command, said cooperation in national defence and security has affirmed its role as an important pillar of the Vietnam-China relations, contributing to enhancing and deepening the bilateral comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership.
The collaboration between the Vietnam Border Guard High Command and the National Immigration Administration of China has remained a bright spot in the defence-security ties, he continued.
Reviewing cooperation, Thai said up to 286 border exchange programmes, meetings and talks between relevant units have been held so far this year with the participation of 1,682 officials.
The two sides have also worked together in crime combat, conducted joint patrols, coordinated in border gate management, and played a role in strengthening solidarity, friendship, and mutual trust and understanding between border authorities and residents of the two countries.
According to the officer, Vietnamese competent forces have coordinated with the Chinese side to handle a total of 518 cases of illegal immigration involving 4,436 people in the year to date.
Thai suggested the two sides maintain their cooperation in the implementation of the above-said agreement, as well as the minutes of their talks in Beijing on December 4, 2023.
They should further exchange relevant information, especially that relating to the fight against transnational and high-tech crimes, terrorists, separatists, reactionaries, and drug crimes.
ဣ Thai also suggested the establishment of a hotline for crime prevention and control, administrative reform, the building of smart border gates to facilitate trade between the two countries, the enhancement of exchanges at all levels, and the maintenance of twinning models./.
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in coordination with relevant ministries, organised a conference in Hanoi on August 2 to review 25 years since the signing of the Vietnam-China border treaty and 15 years since the signing of three legal documents on the land border between the two countries.
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The ruling People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) attaches great importance to the friendship, solidarity, and comradeship with the Communist Party of Vietnam, and voiced her Party’s wish to further deepen and expand relations between the two sides for the benefit of the Vietnamese and Angolan people.
Vietnam pledges to do its utmost to build an ASEAN of solidarity, consensus, and unity in diversity, and to foster a fast and sustainable development path for ASEAN, grounded in science, technology, and innovation, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.
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Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand Pham Viet Hung praised the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ meaningful initiative, noting that the ASEAN Family Run was not only a sporting activity but also an opportunity for diplomats and their families to show unity, connection, and solidarity within the ASEAN family.
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The ASEAN flag-hoisting ceremony is observed by the 10 ASEAN member countries on August 8 every year, aiming to spread and promote the ASEAN identity and affirm the determination to unite and cooperate for the common aspiration of long-term peace and prosperity of Southeast Asian countries under the common roof of the ASEAN Community.
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At their meeting, which took place in the Angolan capital of Luanda on August 7 as part of State President Luong Cuong’s ongoing state visit to the African nation, the two officials also agreed to make full use of existing cooperation mechanisms, particularly the Vietnam – Angola Intergovernmental Committee, and step up exchanges of delegations at all levels.
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