Minister of Public Security General Tran Dai Quang held talks with his
Lao counterpart Thongban Seng Aphon in Hanoi on February 21.

Quang, who is also a Politburo member, briefed the guest his ministry’s
success in ensuring the social safety and security during the recent
Lunar New Year (Tet) festival, as well as the focuses in the ministry’s
operation in the future.

Regarding the cooperation
results between the two ministries, he stressed that right after the
signing of their cooperation plan for 2013, the Vietnam’s Ministry of
Public Security has directed its units and departments in localities to
work out plans to strictly implement the agreement.

During the talks, the two sides reviewed regional and international situation and issues of mutual concern.

The two ministers agreed that in the time to come, the two ministries
would step up their cooperation in order to further ensure the national
security and social order and safety in both countries, contributing to
consolidating the traditional and everlasting friendship between
Vietnam and Laos.

On the occasion, the Lao Government
awarded the Friendship Order and Freedom Order (Issala) of various
classes to Vietnamese public security generals, officials and soldiers,
in recognition of their significant contributions to the protection of
security as well as the building and development of the relationship
between the two forces and two nations over the past years.-VNA