General Phan Van Giang during the receptions for Cambodian Defense Minister Tea Seiha and Laos Defense Minister Chansamone Chanyalath. 

On the morning of December 1, the Ministry of National Defense held a press conference to introduce the first Vietnam - Laos - Cambodia Border Defense Friendly Exchange.

Vietnam will attend the event with a 30-member delegation, led by General Phan Van Giang. The Lao delegation will have 20 members, led by Defense Minister Chansamone Chanyalath. The Cambodian delegation with 20 representatives will be led by Defense Minister Tea Seiha.

The first Vietnam - Laos - Cambodia Border Defense Friendly Exchange will be organized in mid-December (from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.) in the common border area of the three countries (Ngoc Hoi district, Kon Tum province, Vietnam), Attapeu (Laos) and Ratanakiri (Cambodia).

The three Defense Ministers of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia will greet, paint the sovereignty landmarks, plant friendship trees, visit and present gifts to students of the Be Van Dan Primary School in Po Y commune, Ngoc Hoi district, Kon Tum province.

The three countries' border guard forces will organize joint patrols and check border junction markers. A joint military medical exercise of the armies of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia will also be held besides the inauguration ceremony of Ta Ka Village Cultural House of Po Y commune, Ngoc Hoi district.

The event is especially important as it is the first time the Ministry of Defense of the three countries to participate in a event in the border areas of the three countries. The activity aims to contribute to the implementation of the 2023 Cooperation Plan between the Ministry of National Defense of Vietnam, the Ministry of National Defense of Laos and the Ministry of National Defense of Cambodia.