Laos and Vietnam Expand Public Security Partnership

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Laos and Vietnam Expand Public Security Partnership
Major General Mr. Khamking Phouilamanivong (right) meets with a member of the Vietnamese public security delegation visiting Vientiane. (photo: Vientiane Times)

Laos and Vietnam security officials met on Monday to strengthen their partnership in overseeing civil society issues, with a particular focus on managing censuses and issuing identity cards.

At the meeting, the Vietnamese delegation pledged to assist Laos in creating a national database of citizens and issuing modern identity cards to them.

Additionally, the two ministries agreed to continue their joint efforts in suppressing the trafficking of drugs across borders, including identifying the locations used by drug producers and traffickers, apprehending suspects, and bringing cases to court for prosecution.

The partnership between Laos and Vietnam’s public security officials will also focus on tracking down and arresting suspected drug traffickers and creating drug-free villages.