Lao, Thai army chiefs mull closer ties in border security


General Chansamone Chanyalath (right) meeting with General Chalermphon Srisawasdi in Vientiane. - Vientiane Times/Asia News Network

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/Asia News Network): Lao and Thai military forces plan to step up cooperation in border security, especially in relation to the crackdown on the drug trade and illegal immigration.

Closer cooperation in this area topped the agenda when the Chief of Defence Forces of the Royal Thai Armed Forces, General Chalermphon Srisawasdi, and his delegation visited Laos this week.

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