Laos and Cambodia agree to step up border security


General Vilay Lakhamfong (right) and Samdech Krolahom Sar Kheng meet for talks at the Ministry of Public Security in Vientiane. - VT

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/Asia News Network): The Lao and Cambodian governments have agreed to continue cooperation in the field of security, and in particular to strengthen joint security operations around the borders of their neighbouring provinces.

In response to an invitation from Laos’ Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Security, General Vilay Lakhamfong, a high-ranking delegation from the Ministry of the Interior of the Kingdom of Cambodia, led by the country’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, Samdech Krolahom Sar Kheng, made an official visit to Laos from March 18-20 to discuss border security.

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