China and Vietnam boost co-ordination in land border management
VOV.VN - The Vietnam Border Guard High Command and the National Immigration Administration of China held talks over the implementation of an agreement regarding land border management on August 12 in Hanoi.
The agreement on the establishment of a three-level law enforcement co-ordination 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.
During the course of talks, Lieutenant General Le Duc Thai, commander of the Vietnam Border Guard High Command, said co-operation in national defence and security has affirmed its role as an important pillar of mutual relations, thereby contributing to enhancing and deepening the bilateral comprehensive strategic co-operative partnership that exists between the two.
Collaboration between the Vietnam Border Guard High Command and the National Immigration Administration of China has remained as a bright spot in defence-security ties, he continued.
Reviewing co-operation, Thai said that up to 286 border exchange programmes, meetings and talks between relevant units have been launched so far this year with the participation of 1,682 officials.
Both sides have also worked closely to crime combat; conduct joint patrols; co-ordinate in border gate management; and play a role in strengthening solidarity, friendship, and mutual trust and understanding that exists between border authorities and residents of the two countries.
According to the officer, competent Vietnamese forces have worked along the Chinese side to handle a total of 518 cases of illegal immigration involving 4,436 people in the year to date.
LT Gen. Thai suggested that the two sides maintain their co-operation in the implementation of this agreement, as well as the minutes of their talks in Beijing on December 4, 2023.
They should further exchange relevant information, especially relating to the fight against transnational and high-tech crimes, terrorists, separatists, reactionaries, and drug crimes.
LT Gen. Thai also proposed the establishment of a hotline for crime prevention and control, administrative reform, the building of smart border gates to facilitate more trade between the two countries, the enhancement of exchanges at all levels, and the maintenance of twinning models.
