The Cao Bang provincial People’s Committee held a ceremony on April 26to inaugurate the representative offices for the No.5 and No.6sections of the shared border with China.
Under the previous agreement on mainland border management betweenVietnam and China , both governments agreed to set up eightrepresentative offices along the joint border.
Theborder passes through Vietnam ’s northern provinces of Dien Bien,Lai Chau, Lao Cai, Ha Giang, Cao Bang, Lang Son and Quang Ninh.
Section No.5 starts from marker No. 498 in Ha Giang province to markerNo.820 in Trung Khanh district, Cao Bang province, while section N.6begins at marker No.820 to marker No.962 in Thach An district, Cao Bangprovince.
The representative offices are responsiblefor handling urgent issues that arise along the border and also tostrictly enforce the border’s management regulations.
They also play a key role in maintaining a stable border, promotingexchanges between the peoples of both countries and facilitating socialand economic development in each country.-VNA