At the border marker salute ceremony (Source: VNA) Kon Tum (VNA) –The first Vietnam – Laos – Cambodia border friendship exchange 2018 opened inthe Central Highlands province of Kon Tum on November 2.
The event aimed to foster solidarity andcooperation among the three countries as well as the Lao provinces of Sekongand Attapeu, the Cambodian province of Rattanakiri and Vietnam’s Kon Tumprovince.
Leaders from Kon Tum province and the VietnamBorder Guard held dialogues with senior officials from Sekong and Attapeuprovinces, the Sekong provincial Military High Command, and public securityforces from Attapeu and Ratanakiri provinces.
They pledged to stand side by side in protectingthe peaceful shared border and promoting the tradition friendship among thethree countries.
Films about friendship among three Indochinesecountries were also screened on the occasion.
At present, three Kon Tum-based firms have beenlicensed to carry out four projects with a total registered capital of morethan 1 trillion VND (43.47 million USD) in Cambodia. Two other localenterprises are operating in Laos with combined registered capital of about 747billion VND, mostly in agriculture, industry and forestry.
Over the past five years, Kon Tum has assistedSekong, Attapeu and Ratanakiri in building schools, hospitals and welfarefacilities worth over 16 billion VND.
With the support of neighbouring countries, KonTum’s K53 Group found and repatriated 1,259 sets of remains of soldiers, including872 in Laos and the remaining in Cambodia.
On November 3 morning, a border marker saluteceremony and a joint patrol among the three countries were held at the Vietnam– Laos – Cambodia border intersection, as part of the border friendship exchange.-VNA
The event aimed to foster solidarity andcooperation among the three countries as well as the Lao provinces of Sekongand Attapeu, the Cambodian province of Rattanakiri and Vietnam’s Kon Tumprovince.
Leaders from Kon Tum province and the VietnamBorder Guard held dialogues with senior officials from Sekong and Attapeuprovinces, the Sekong provincial Military High Command, and public securityforces from Attapeu and Ratanakiri provinces.
They pledged to stand side by side in protectingthe peaceful shared border and promoting the tradition friendship among thethree countries.
Films about friendship among three Indochinesecountries were also screened on the occasion.
At present, three Kon Tum-based firms have beenlicensed to carry out four projects with a total registered capital of morethan 1 trillion VND (43.47 million USD) in Cambodia. Two other localenterprises are operating in Laos with combined registered capital of about 747billion VND, mostly in agriculture, industry and forestry.
Over the past five years, Kon Tum has assistedSekong, Attapeu and Ratanakiri in building schools, hospitals and welfarefacilities worth over 16 billion VND.
With the support of neighbouring countries, KonTum’s K53 Group found and repatriated 1,259 sets of remains of soldiers, including872 in Laos and the remaining in Cambodia.
On November 3 morning, a border marker saluteceremony and a joint patrol among the three countries were held at the Vietnam– Laos – Cambodia border intersection, as part of the border friendship exchange.-VNA
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