(VOVworld) - Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Lao counterpart, Somsavath Lengsavath, cut the ribbon to launch the “one-stop-shop” model at the Lao Bao (Quang Tri)-Densavan (Savannakhet) international border gate on Friday. Previously, the border gate involved numerous steps, stages, and stops to cross, losing time and reducing efficiency. Within the new model, border officials from both nations will work together at one gate checkpoint, simplifying immigration and customs procedures. This is the first time the model has been applied in a border gate along the East-West Economic Corridor as well as between the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) and ASEAN countries. Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc addressed the event: "I believe that the success of the model at the Lao Bao-Densavan international border gate will contribute to Laos’ desire to become an inland bridge for Mekong regional countries. the model is expected to help Quang Tri and Sananakhet provinces utilize their role as bridgeheads of the two nations in the East-West Economic Corridor, maximizing their potential and contributing to the socio-economic growth of both localities."