(VOVworld) – Southwestern provinces should work closely together to prevent and root out crime and social evils, according to the Southwest Steering Committee at a meeting on Tuesday in Can Tho province. The conference set tasks for 2014 and reviewed security-defense cooperation in 2013.

Peaceful life in the southwestern region (Photo: VNA)

Local authorities were urged to implement ethnicity and religion policies, publicize policies of all-people national defence and security, ensure local security, and consult with higher-level administrations on ways to address religious and ethnic conflicts.