Vietnam, Laos beef up security cooperation

Both officers underlined the importance of the conference, which outlines collaboration orientations in the time ahead, thereby further contributing to the great friendship, special solidarity, and comprehensive collaboration that exists between both sides.

Deputy Minister Quang expressed his hope that both sides will maintain their effective and practical co-ordination, whilst also staying resolved to prevent hostile and reactionary forces from turning one country against the other, sabotaging political stability, damaging security, harming order, or undermining their relationship.

The two sides reviewed the close and fruitful co-ordination between public security forces in border localities in realizing the minutes of the previous conference, covering political, economic, cultural, and cyber security, among others.

They thereby consented to further materialize the existing co-operation mechanisms, especially those between specialised units and border public security forces, with more attention to be paid to information sharing.

They will also work together in a bid to avert the impact from traditional security threats on the development of each country and the comprehensive ties that exist between the two countries and their ministries of public security in particular.  

Both sides agreed to go ahead with their close co-ordination and mutual support at international and regional forums, whilst striving to foster ASEAN ties in preventing and combating international terrorism.

The public security forces of the two countries will firstly co-ordinate efforts to ensure security for events and conferences within the 2024 ASEAN Year when Laos holds the Chairmanship, along with major events in both nations in the time ahead.
The ministers then signed the minutes of the 14th Vietnam - Laos Security Cooperation Conference.