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Cambodia, Laos need to intensify cooperation against drugs, forest crimes along border: PM

Xinhua, September 22, 2016 Adjust font size:

Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen said Thursday that Cambodia and Laos needed to intensify their bilateral cooperation to clamp down on drug trafficking and forest crimes along the border.

Hun Sen made the remarks during a meeting with Lao Defense Minister Chansamone Chanyalath at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia.

"The prime minister suggested that the two armies pay high attention to cracking down on drug trafficking and forest crimes along the border," Eang Sophalleth, an assistant to Hun Sen, told reporters after the meeting.

For his part, Chansamone Chanyalath agreed that cooperation between the two armies was crucial to ensure peace, stability and development along the border of the two countries.

He said his visit to Cambodia was to further enhance military cooperation between the two neighboring countries.

Earlier in the day, the Lao defense minister met with his Cambodian counterpart Gen. Tea Banh to discuss ways to strengthen and expand bilateral relations and cooperation between the two countries.

Chansamone Chanyalath arrived here on Thursday morning for a four-day visit, according to a Cambodia's Defense Ministry statement.

Cambodia shares some 540 kilometers of border with Laos to the North and Northeast. Endit