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Laos, Thailand agree more border checkpoints are needed
VIENTIANE,MAR 03.(KPL) -Provincial governors of the Lao PDR and the Kingdom of Thailand have agreed on the necessity of opening more border checkpoints along the border. The agreement was made during their 8th meeting held in Luang Prabang, northern Laos, on March 2.
The delegation of Lao provincial governors was led by Minister of Public Security Thongbanh Seng-aphone and the Thai side was headed by Minister of Interior Chavarat Charnvirakul.
Both sides aimed their discussion at the facilitation and safety of the immigration of the peoples of the two countries, the upgrading of border checkpoints, the prevention and suppression of drug abuse as well as the embankment and exploitation of sand and stones along the river and the Heuang River. They also discussed cooperation on settling the detention of the Lao and Thai nationals in the two countries as well as visit exchange of the delegations of the two countries.
Both sides pointed to the achievement in implementing the MOU of the 7th Lao-Thai Provincial Governors’ Meeting. They agreed that the people living along the Lao-Thai border had contributed to the enhancement of relations and cooperation between the two countries.
“There are several issues to discuss regarding the ill will of elements that want to harm the Lao-Thai relations, mainly the relations between the provinces along the Lao-Thai border,” said Mr. Thongbanh.
The 8th Lao-Thai provincial governors’ meeting was attended by governors from provinces located near the Lao-Thai border namely Bokeo, Sayaboury, Vientiane Capital, Vientiane, Borikhamsay, Khammouane, Savannakhet, Saravane, and Champassak of Laos and Chiang Rai, Phayao, Nan, Uttaradit, Phitsanulok, Loei, Nongkhai, Nakhon Phanom, Mukdahan, Amnat Charoen, and Ubon Ratchathani of Thailand.
The delegation of Lao provincial governors was led by Minister of Public Security Thongbanh Seng-aphone and the Thai side was headed by Minister of Interior Chavarat Charnvirakul.
Both sides aimed their discussion at the facilitation and safety of the immigration of the peoples of the two countries, the upgrading of border checkpoints, the prevention and suppression of drug abuse as well as the embankment and exploitation of sand and stones along the river and the Heuang River. They also discussed cooperation on settling the detention of the Lao and Thai nationals in the two countries as well as visit exchange of the delegations of the two countries.
Both sides pointed to the achievement in implementing the MOU of the 7th Lao-Thai Provincial Governors’ Meeting. They agreed that the people living along the Lao-Thai border had contributed to the enhancement of relations and cooperation between the two countries.
“There are several issues to discuss regarding the ill will of elements that want to harm the Lao-Thai relations, mainly the relations between the provinces along the Lao-Thai border,” said Mr. Thongbanh.
The 8th Lao-Thai provincial governors’ meeting was attended by governors from provinces located near the Lao-Thai border namely Bokeo, Sayaboury, Vientiane Capital, Vientiane, Borikhamsay, Khammouane, Savannakhet, Saravane, and Champassak of Laos and Chiang Rai, Phayao, Nan, Uttaradit, Phitsanulok, Loei, Nongkhai, Nakhon Phanom, Mukdahan, Amnat Charoen, and Ubon Ratchathani of Thailand.
