Vietnamese, Cambodian officers work together on building peaceful border
VGP - Young military officers of Viet Nam and Cambodia discussed joint efforts in safeguarding national territory sovereignty and border security during a dialogue held in the southern province of Tay Ninh on August 27.
Colonel Pham Dinh Trieu, Political Commissar of the Tay Ninh Border Guard (right), presents a commemorative gift to Lieutenant General Tien Sophonrnvong, Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of the Cambodian Border Protection Department. Photo: VNA
Colonel Nguyen Thanh Hai, Deputy Political Commissar of the Viet Nam Border Guard High Command and Lieutenant General Tien Sophonrnvong, Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of the Cambodian Border Protection Department, co-chaired the dialogue.
Viet Nam and Cambodia share a 1,258 km land border that runs through 10 Vietnamese and 9 Cambodian provinces.
Over the years, the two countries' governments, armed forces, and citizens have successfully implemented bilateral agreements, ensuring territorial sovereignty and security along their shared borderline, featuring with increasingly strengthened cooperation between the border protection forces' young officers.
Major Dieu Danh, a young officer from the Border Guard of the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong, highlighted that the Dak Nong border guard force is responsible for managing and protecting a 141 km stretch of the border adjacent to Mondulkiri province of Cambodia.
In recent years, both sides have carried out joint patrols, cleared patrol routes, and safeguarded border markers effectively.
Their young officers have adhered strictly to principles of diplomacy, respecting each other's independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity, thereby strengthening the spirit of bilateral solidarity, respect, and mutual cooperation.
Colonel Lun Lux, Commander of Cambodia's 601st Battalion, expressed profound gratitude to the generations of Vietnamese People's Army soldiers who spared no effort to help liberate Cambodia from the genocidal Pol Pot regime on January 7, 1979.
Colonel Hai affirmed that the cooperation between young Vietnamese officers and their Cambodian counterparts has yielded highly commendable results.
They have excelled in public outreach and strictly enforced the border regulations between the two countries.
Vietnamese border posts maintain regular communication with the Cambodian Army and Gendarmerie to exchange information and advise higher authorities and local governments on border-related management, security, and socioeconomic development.
Sophonrnvong, for his part, stressed that the joint efforts of the young officers in protecting border sovereignty and security have strengthened the bond between their armed forces.
This collaboration has further solidified the excellent neighborliness, traditional friendship, comprehensive cooperation, and long-lasting stability between Viet Nam and Cambodia./.
