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Vietnam, Cambodia complete demarcating 84 percent of inland border in 20 years

Vietnam and Cambodia have completed the demarcation and marker planting of 84 percent of their shared border line over the two decades between 1999 and 2019, heard a conference reviewing the work held in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang on March 4.
Vietnam, Cambodia complete demarcating 84 percent of inland border in 20 years ảnh 1Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son (standing) speaks at the event (Photo: VNA)
Kien Giang (VNA) – Vietnam and Cambodia havecompleted the demarcation and marker planting of 84 percent of their shared border line over the twodecades between 1999 and 2019, heard a conference reviewing the work held inthe Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang on March 4.  
 
Per a report from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the twocountries have finished the demarcation of about 1,045 km of the border lineand planted 2,047 markers at 1,553 positions.

Speaking at the event, Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minhtook note of progresses in the negotiation of demarcation and marker plantingas well as the management and protection of the border on land between Vietnamand Cambodia from 1999 to present.

He affirmed that such achievements reflect the two leaders’ closeattention and the nations’ goodwill and efforts to jointly solve their borderissue.

The official said the Vietnamese Party and State alwaysattach great importance and give priority to consolidating and developingrelations with Cambodia in the spirit of good neighbourliness, traditionalfriendship, comprehensive cooperation, and long-term sustainability.

Progresses in demarcation and marker planting on land willmake practical and meaningful contribution to the celebration of the 55thanniversary of the Vietnam-Cambodia diplomatic relations and the success of theVietnam - Cambodia Friendship Year – 2022, Minh noted.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son informed that byassessing the outcomes of the two-decade negotiation for demarcation and markerplanting, the conference aims to set out directions for the work in the comingtime.

He highlighted the importance of the “Supplementary Treatyto the 1985 Treaty on the Delimitation of National Boundaries and the 2005Supplementary Treaty” between the two countries, which took effect on December22 in 2020./.
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