An Giang (VNA) – The People’s Committee of southern An Giang provinceheld a conference on March 14 to review its cooperation with Cambodia’sTakeo province in 2023 and set out directions for the first half of this year.
The two sidesagreed to continue promoting comprehensive cooperation in border management, border demarcation and marker planting, social safety and order in border areas, agriculture, trade,education, culture, tourism, health care, transport, front affairs, and searchand repatriation of martyrs' remains.
ViceChairman of the An Giang provincial People's Committee Le Van Phuoc said the twoprovinces will continue carrying out the Supplementary Treaty to the 1985 Treaty on the Delimitation of National Boundaries and the 2005 SupplementaryTreaty, and the Protocol on land border demarcation and marker planting signed by the two countries on October 5, 2019 recognising the completion of 84% of border demarcation and marker planting.
Phuocalso revealed a plan for infrastructure development to facilitate cross-bordertrade. Following the Vietnamese Government's approval, theprovince will prepare a proposal to upgrade the Bac Dai - Bak Dai auxiliaryborder gate into a main border gate, he said.
The firsthalf of 2024 will see continued collaboration on security matters. An Giang andTakeo plan to jointly fight crimes and smuggling activities, conductjoint patrols and address illegal activities such as cultivation andencroachment across the border. Furthermore, district, town, and city hospitalsin An Giang will maintain their policy of providing medical care for Cambodiancitizens.
They vowedto continue collecting the remains of Vietnamese voluntary soldiers and expertswho sacrificed their lives on the Cambodian battlefield in the spirit ofcreating favourable conditions for border crossing procedures, ensuring smoothmovement of citizens, vehicles, and other activities.
Last year, the total export-importturnover through Tinh Bien - Phnom Den and Vinh Hoi Dong - Kampong Krosanginternational border gates between the two provinces reached asignificant milestone of 1 billion USD./.