HANOI: Working delegations of the Defence Ministries of Vietnam and Laos on Monday (Aug 12) inspected preparations for the second Vietnam-Laos Border Defence Friendship Exchange in Moc Chau district of Vietnam’s Son La province and Sop Bao district in Laos’s Houaphanh province.
Vietnamese Deputy Defence Minister Sen Lt Gen Hoang Xuan Chien and his Lao counterpart Sen Lt Gen Vongkham Phommakone inspected several places where the programme’s activities will be organised, including Long Sap border gate, a school where the two ministers will visit, and the venue for the talks between the two countries’ delegations will take place.
They also gave recommendations in terms of protocol, logistics, transport, security and safety, and health care towards the best preparation to make the programme a success.
The officers agreed that the exchange programme will be an opportunity to foster the close relationship between the two countries.
The second Vietnam-Laos Border Defence Friendship Exchange is scheduled to take place in the two above-mentioned districts in late October.
Vietnam and Laos share a border of more than 2,300km, running through 10 provinces of each nation. — Vietnam News/ANN
