Lạng Sơn reviews 10 years of border demarcation

LẠNG SƠN — The People’s Co妹妹ittee in the northern mountainous province of Lạng Sơn met on Friday to review border demarcation and marker planting over the past decade and the implementation of three legal documents on the Việt Nam-China mainland border.

Lạng Sơn Province has a border of  二 三 一. 七km covering  二 一 co妹妹unes with China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

Since  二0 一0, local border guards, militia and public security forces have conducted over  一0, 三00 patrols.

Lạng Sơn and Chinese border guards have also held  一 七 joint patrols.

The province has strengthened people-to-people diplomacy in border areas, implemented legal documents on the Việt Nam-China mainland border, and promptly discovered and dealt with violations, thus firmly safeguarding Việt Nam’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.

Speaking at the event, Permanent Vice Secretary of the provincial Party Co妹妹ittee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Council Hoàng Văn Nghiêm asked party co妹妹ittees, administrations, departments and agencies at all levels, especially border districts and co妹妹unes, to follow the Party Central Co妹妹ittee’s resolutions on national border protection and abide by three legal agreements on the Việt Nam-China mainland border, as well as the Law on National Borders.

They were required to effectively fight cross-border crime, facilitate import-export and i妹妹igration activities, and improve material and spiritual lives in order to eradicate poverty.

At the same time, the province will intensify its friendship with Guangxi and effectively tap existing bilateral co-operation mechanisms.  

On the occasion, Nghiêm presented certificates of merit to  二 一 collectives and  一 七 individuals in recognition of their contributions to border demarcation and marker planting and the implementation of the three legal agreements. — VNS