Tay Ninh’s border guard force and the police, military and gendarmerie forces of Tbong Khmum, Svay Rieng, and Prey Veng provinces of Cambodia sign a coordination programme for border management and protection in 2023 at the conference. (Photo: VNA)

Tay Ninh (VNA) - The Border Guard Command of TayNinh on September 6 hosted a conference on coordination in border protection in 2023 with the police, military and gendarmerie forces of the three Cambodianprovinces of Tbong Khmum, Svay Rieng and Prey Veng which share the border with the Vietnamese southwestern province.

Representatives of Tay Ninh’s border guards said last year, theforce collaborated with the armed forces of the Cambodian provinces toeffectively educate and call on people residing along the shared border tostrictly adhere to the agreements, treaties, and regulations signed by the two governments regarding not illegally crossing the border, preventing cattle from damagingcrops, and refraining from illegal logging, theft of forest products, and wildlife hunting.

Notably, in their collaborative efforts to combat crimes, theforces of both nations have intensified patrols, inspections, and criminal suppressionactivities along the border areas, resulting in an effective crackdown onillegal border crossing.

As many as 62 cases involving 138 individuals engaged in illegalborder crossing were handled. The forces also coordinated efforts toresolve cases involving Vietnamese citizens working in Cambodia, helping to safelyrepatriate over 560 Vietnamese citizens.

Regarding demarcation and marker planting, the two countrieshave so far completed the construction of 102 out of 109 main border markers,370 auxiliary ones, and 109 marking poles; and delineated a total of 220 km ofborderline.

In 2022, the border guard force of Tay Ninh province provided assistance amounting to over 2.8 billion VND (116,399 USD) to Cambodian armedforces and people living in border areas; and granted scholarships worth 90million VND per year to Cambodian students.

At the conference, representatives of the two sides’ forces proposedinitiatives to improve the quality of coordination in border management and protection in the coming time, especially efforts to combat transnational crimes and refute false accusations related to illegal working inCambodia.

Furthermore, delegates clarified suggestions and proposals fromtheir border residents regarding the purchase, sale, and transport ofgoods across the border.

On the occasion, Tay Ninh’s border guard force and the police, militaryand 🌳gendarmerie forces of Tbong Khmum, Svay Rieng, and Prey Veng provinces signeda coordination programme for border management and protection in 2023./.