Vietnamese, Lao security forces strengthen ties

HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese Minister of Public Security General Tô Lâm hosted a reception in Hà Nội on Friday for Lao Deputy Minister of Public Security Sen. Lieut. Earlier, Phongvichit co-chaired the 13th Việt Nam-Laos security cooperation conference in the central city of Đà Nẵng earlier this week. He wished that Laos will help Việt Nam address issues related to strategic interests. The host asked the two countries’ public security forces to maintain their traditional and close relations on the basis of high political trust and mutual respect. Phongvichit, for his part, wished that both sides would maintain regular meetings between public security forces in localities sharing the border.