At the signing, Vietnam's central Quang Binh province and Laos’ southern Savannakhet province have agreed to further cooperation along the shared border for mutual benefits.

Vice Chairman of the Quang Binh provincial People’s Committee Tran Van Tuan
and Vice Governor of Savannakhet Khamphoi Phanthachon signed a minutes on cross-border collaboration in 2015

Border guards of the two localities will continue to carry out bilateral patrols to protect their shared border line and markers, while informing each other of relevant issues and working together to handle violators in accordance with the agreement on Vietnam-Laos border regulations and law of respective countries and ensure a border of safety, friendship, stability and development. The two provinces will maintain regular meetings and information exchanges to consolidate their traditional friendship. Specially, they will accelerate infrastructure building for the opening of the Chut Mut - La Von border gates.

Under the minutes signed on November 19, 2013, Quang Binh and Sanvannakhet have maintained and fostered cooperative relations in defence, security and border affairs. The borderline between the two provinces have been well protected and local socio-politics and security have been maintained. The two provinces have conducted a number of patrols and better handled issues, especially free immigration.

Reported by N.Quy
Translated by Minh Huyen