Strengthening border diplomacy work on the border of Cao Bang province

The relationship between the Cao Bang Provincial Border Guard and the Chinese border and border gate management forces is regularly maintained. The two sides proactively, flexibly, and promptly exchange information, coordinate in implementing border management and protection activities, and fight against all kinds of crimes...

Ly Van Border Guard Station is one of the units that performs well in foreign affairs on the border, organizing meetings and bilateral patrols to protect the border with the Dai Tan District Border Management Company (China), in which the two sides coordinated to handle 32 illegal rafts operating on the border river from the area of ​​markers 837/1 - 842.

Ly Van Border Guard Station (Vietnam) and Dai Tan District Border Management Company (China) signed a bilateral patrol record. Photo: Internet.

In July 2023, the Delegation of Ta Lung International Border Guard Station attended the Launching Ceremony of the border control brand "Joining hands to build friendship stations, building peaceful border gates together" in Long Chau district, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (China). At the launching ceremony, the two sides signed a memorandum of understanding on implementing the contents of taking turns organizing a "People's Reception Day" of each side for the station chiefs and station chiefs of the two sides to respond to opinions of business representatives, visitors entering and exiting the country and people. Coordinate to deploy bilateral patrols to combat and prevent violations on the border; jointly disseminate laws to people on both sides of the border to comply with the laws and immigration policies of the two countries...

In the first 6 months of 2023, the border forces of the two sides held 7 talks with 46 officers participating; met at the border at the border post level 143 times; and conducted joint patrols from markers 942 - 945 with 24 participants. At the border gate, the two sides conducted the exchange and reception of 121 cases/3,787 citizens illegally entering and exiting the country... The two sides sent each other 509 letters; made 46 phone calls via the hotline. The content of the talks, letters and phone calls via the hotline was to exchange information on the epidemic situation; the situation of the border and border gates; crimes on the border; receiving and returning citizens illegally entering and exiting the country.

Bilateral meetings and patrols to protect the two sides' borders are always emphasized. Photo: Internet.

Colonel Dang Hong Quan, Political Commissar of the Provincial Border Guard, said: In the coming time, the Provincial Border Guard will well implement the cooperation mechanism with the border management force at the Chinese side; direct subordinate units at the station level to conduct regular meetings and border patrols to promptly exchange information, coordinate to handle incidents occurring on the border, effectively combat and prevent all types of crimes, illegal entry and exit activities and prevent epidemics. It is recommended that local authorities of border districts strengthen consultation and talks with the Chinese side to resolve outstanding issues on the border, speed up the upgrading of border gate pairs.../.

Bich Huong