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This will be done by supporting the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) immigration and border management programme.
An agreement on the assistance was signed in Vientiane on Tuesday by IOM Chief of Mission Shareen Tuladhar and Japanese Ambassador to Laos Takewaka Keizo. The event was attended by officials from the Ministry of Public Security,
The two-year funding support will target the safe and orderly cross border movement of people through the implementation of effective and efficient border and migration management, using an integrated approach.
Representatives of Ngoi district and the company join villagers at the commencement ceremony of the drinking water demonstration project.
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN): Japan on Wednesday (Jan 20) presented 30 patrol cars worth US$1.92 million to the Ministry of Public Security (Laos) in Vientiane.
The grant aid is being used to provide the Lao government with both anti-terrorism and security enhancement equipment aimed at contributing towards social and economic development in Laos by strengthening their capacity to maintain public security.
The hand-over ceremony was held at the Ministry of Public Security between the Minister of Public Security Lieutenant General Vilay Lakhamfong and Japanese Ambassador to Laos Takewaka Keizo.
The Japanese Grant Aid is for the Economic and Social Development Programme for the public security sector in Laos.