Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc urged the public security forces of Vietnam and Laos to strengthen collaboration to ensure political security and social order in both countries,
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) and Lao Minister of Public Security Somkeo Silavong (VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – PrimeMinister Nguyen Xuan Phuc urged the public security forces of Vietnam and Laos to strengthen collaboration to ensure political security andsocial order in both countries during a reception for Lao Minister of PublicSecurity Somkeo Silavong in Hanoi on August 17.
The PM said the two publicsecurity forces must work together to thwart all plots by hostile forces toundermine the special Vietnam-Laos solidarity, underscoring the need to preventany hostile force to make use of the territory of one country to hurt securityand order of the other.
He also called for jointefforts to fight crimes and build a borderline of peace, friendship, stabilityand comprehensive development.
PM Phuc assured the Laominister that Vietnam consistently fosters the friendship, solidarity andcomprehensive cooperation with the Lao Party, State, government and people.
Silavong, for his part, saidhis visit aims to nurture friendship and solidarity between the two nations andtheir public security forces, adding that the two public security forces arealso preparing for upcoming celebratory and exchange activities.
He wished that the Vietnamesegovernment and PM would continue pushing ties between the two public securityforces forward.
The Lao Minister of PublicSecurity is in Vietnam for a visit and to attend exchange activities with theVietnamese Ministry of Public Security on the occasion of the Year of Vietnam –Laos Solidarity and Friendship 2017.-VNA
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Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) and Lao Minister of Public Security Somkeo Silavong (VNA) 
