Viet Nam, Laos accelerate anti-crime cooperation

The event took place on the sidelines of the ongoing state visit to Laos by President To Lam.

The two sides reviewed cooperation in the first half of this year and pledged to implement high-level agreements between the two countries as well as the 2024 collaboration plan between the two public security ministries.

Especially, the pair agreed to prevent sabotage ruses of hostile forces to ensure security and safety for events in 2024 when Laos serves as Chair of ASEAN.

Both sides also pledged to cooperate to ensure the successful organization of the first Annual Conference of Ministers of Public Security and Home Affairs of Cambodia, Laos and Viet Nam in Da Nang, and the 14th Conference on Security Cooperation between Viet Nam and Laos.

They agreed to continue effectively carrying out cooperation documents signed by the two countries and ministries, particularly the 2024 collaboration plan and the minutes of the 14th Conference on Security Cooperation, while sharing information about the regional and international situation and threats to security and order in each country.

The sides also pledged to prevent hostile forces from taking advantage of one country to sabotage the other, work together to organize the 13th deputy ministerial conference on crime prevention and control cooperation between the police forces of the two countries, and maintain collaboration in personnel training.

On the occasion, both sides signed a memorandum of understanding between the two ministries on building and implementing a resident and ID management system in Laos under the presence of President To Lam and General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith.

Minister Luong also signed the Viet Nam-Laos extradition agreement with Prosecutor General of the Lao Supreme People's Procuracy Xayxana Khotphouthone, and attended a ceremony to launch the project on the resident and ID management system in Laos./.