Vietnamese ministry hands over first village police station to Laos
The first village police station built with support from the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security (MPS) in Laos was inaugurated in Nonghet village of Nonghet district, Xiengkhouang province, on December 25.
Officials of Vietnam and Laos cut the ribbon to inaugurate the police station in in Nonghet village of Nonghet district, Xiengkhouang province, on December 25 (Photo: VNA)
Vientiane (VNA) – The first village police station built with support fromthe Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security (MPS) in Laos was inaugurated inNonghet village of Nonghet district, Xiengkhouang province, on December 25.
It isone of the 287 facilities the MPS is building in the 10 Laoprovinces bordering Vietnam.
VietnameseDeputy Minister Lt. Gen. Nguyen Duy Ngoc applauded efforts by the publicsecurity forces and administrations of the countries’ border provinces topromote the construction and unveil the first station only more than one month sincethe project began on November 12.
The buildingof the village police stations comes as part of a document signed in Vientiane onAugust 9 supplementing the two ministries’ cooperation plan.
He askedpolice of the 10 Vietnamese provinces bordering Laos to work closely with theirLao counterparts to accelerate the construction with the highest quality andput the remainders into use in early 2022 as scheduled.
LaoDeputy Minister of Public Security Lt. Gen. Thonglek Mangnomek describedthe Vietnamese ministry’s assistance in building the village police stations asa demonstration of the close-knit and special ties between the public securityforces of the two countries.
Heaffirmed that the stations will greatly help to guarantee security and order inLaos, including in the countries’ shared border areas, thereby contributing to peacein each nation, as well as the great friendship, special solidarity, andcomprehensive cooperation between Laos and Vietnam./.
The Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security will help its Lao counterpart build 287 village police stations in the time ahead, with construction of the first one starting on November 12.
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Officials of Vietnam and Laos cut the ribbon to inaugurate the police station in in Nonghet village of Nonghet district, Xiengkhouang province, on December 25 (Photo: VNA) 
