View of the Talks

On October 16, at Son La Provincial Police, a rotating meeting was held between Son La Provincial Police and Luang Prabang, Hua Phan and Bo Keo Provincial Police (Lao PDR) to evaluate the coordination work to ensure security and order, border security in 2023 and agree on cooperation directions in 2024.

Delegate of Son La Provincial Police

Delegate of Hua Phan Provincial Police (Lao PDR)

Over the past years, under the leadership and direction of the Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam, the Ministry of Public Security of Laos and the Party Committees and authorities of the provinces; Son La Provincial Police and the Police of the three provinces have strengthened relations and closely cooperated in ensuring security and order, proactively exchanging information, coordinating to resolve cases, especially in crime prevention and drug prevention, actively contributing to building and consolidating special solidarity and friendship, and good traditions.

Son La Provincial Police and Luang Prabang Provincial Police (Lao PDR) signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation to ensure security and order in 2024.

Speaking at the opening of the talks, Major General Nguyen Ngoc Van, Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Secretary of the Party Committee, Director of Son La Provincial Police said: In the current world and regional context, the security and order situation is Similarly, in key areas of Son La and three provinces of Laos, there are potentially complicated and unpredictable developments. In particular, hostile forces continue to take advantage of the issues of "nation", "religion", "democracy", "human rights" to carry out plots to sabotage and divide the solidarity between the two Vietnamese peoples. South - Laos, plotting to establish a "Hmong State"; Criminal crimes and drug crimes, especially transnational drug trafficking and transportation activities, are increasing and difficult to control; The cooperation between the parties has been deepening, practical and effective, making an important contribution to protecting security and order, ensuring border security between Vietnam and Laos, and consolidating the good traditional relationship between the two countries, as well as between the Provincial Police.

Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation to ensure security and order in 2024 signed by Son La Provincial Police and Bo Keo Provincial Police (Lao PDR)

In particular, from 2021 to present, Son La Provincial Police has completed the construction and handed over 54 village police headquarters on the Vietnam - Laos border of both Hua Phan and Luang Prabang provinces under the direction of the two Ministries (Vietnam Ministry of Public Security - Laos Ministry of Public Security) and the agreement between Son La Provincial Police and the neighboring country's police as signed.

Son La Provincial Police and Hua Phan Provincial Police (Lao PDR) signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation to ensure security and order.

Determining the direction of activities in the coming time, the Son La Provincial Police and the Police of the three neighboring provinces of Laos have agreed on a number of contents, focusing on which are: Regularly grasp the situation and promptly exchange information on the situation, plots, and "peaceful evolution" activities of hostile forces taking advantage of ethnic issues; combat activities that take advantage of religious, democratic, and human rights issues to sabotage the revolution, disrupt security and order, and border security; proactively ensure security and order in all situations. Continue to effectively implement the cooperation plan to combat and prevent all types of crimes, focusing on fighting against transnational drug trafficking and transportation rings and gangs; Strengthen the detection and arrest of wanted subjects; Continue to thoroughly grasp and seriously and effectively implement the signed Coordination Regulations between the two BLO Offices. Periodically, alternately organize meetings between the two BLO Offices to enhance information exchange on security, order, drug prevention and control; advise and propose solutions to improve the quality of activities of the two BLO Offices, etc.

In the spirit of special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Laos, Son La Provincial Police signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation to ensure security and order in 2024 with the Police of the three provinces of Luang Prabang, Hua Phan and Bo Keo (Lao PDR).

Cao Thien - Trung Hieu