General Mao Sophan, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces and Commander of the Royal Cambodian Army, and Lieutenant General Vu Trung Kien, Commander of the Vietnam Border Guard, co-chaired an annual meeting in Ho Chi Minh City on October 16 to review cooperation on border management and protection in 2026 and set priorities for 2027.
Both sides commended the results of their cooperation and agreed to strengthen information sharing, joint patrols, efforts to prevent and combat cross-border crime, training and humanitarian cooperation.
They also reaffirmed their commitment to working with and supporting relevant authorities in border demarcation and the placement of border markers in accordance with legal documents agreed upon by the governments of the two countries.
The meeting was held in an atmosphere of mutual trust, with both sides committed to maintaining the Cambodia–Vietnam border as a zone of peace, friendship, solidarity, cooperation and development.
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