Vietnam and Cambodia agreed to cooperate on sea patrols in the Gulf of Thailand

By Thanhniennews; Vietnam and Cambodia agreed to cooperate on sea patrols in the Gulf of Thailand at a bilateral conference held in Ho Chi Minh City April 29, Tuoi Tre newspaper reported the next day. Vietnam’s Maritime Police Department and Cambodia’s National Committee for Maritime Security discussed sharing information, cooperating on rescue missions, and the risks posed by smuggling, illegal sea animal hunting, pollution and piracy in the Gulf of Thailand, which both countries border. The two countries agreed to carry out co-patrols in the sea once a year at first and twice to four times each year in the future. Vietnam and Cambodia will each send two ships to patrol (Read More).