Vietnam and China have enforced a Protocol on BorderDemarcation and Marker Planting, an Agreement on Border ManagementRegulations and an Agreement on Border Gates and Border Gate ManagementRegulations, which were signed on November 18, 2009.
A governmental-level ceremony to announce the enforcement of the threeaccords was held at the Thanh Thuy-Tian Bao border gate between theVietnamese northern mountainous province of Ha Giang and the Chinesesouthern province of Yunnan on July 14.
Theceremony was co-chaired by Deputy Foreign Minister Ho Xuan Son, Head ofthe Vietnamese Government Delegation on Border and TerritoryNegotiations, and his Chinese counterpart Zhang Zhijun.
Representatives from relevant ministries, agencies, and borderprovinces of the two countries, the Vietnamese Consul General inNanning and Kunming cities of China , the Chinese Ambassador toVietnam , and a large number of residents along the shared borderattended the event.
Both Son and Zhang applauded thesignificance of the enforcement of the accords, officially ending 36years of negotiations on land boundary issues between the two nations.
The event marked another milestone in bilateralrelations and created a foundation for the building of a commonborderline of peace, friendship and long-term stability, thereby helpingto elevate the Vietnam-China comprehensive strategic cooperativepartnership to a new height, they said.
The deputyministers proposed relevant ministries, agencies and localities of bothcountries to continue working together to effectively enforce theaccords.
In an interview granted to the Vietnam NewsAgency (VNA) following the event, Son said the three freshly-enforcedaccords along with the Vietnam-China treaty on land borders signed in1999 made up the most complete code of dossiers on the Vietnam-Chinaland borderline.
These documents will replacethe French-Qing conventions signed in 1887 and 1895, as well as theprovisional agreement on addressing border affairs signed between thegovernments of Vietnam and China in 1991.
According to Son, who is also Head of the National Border Committee,there are many differences between the new documents and the previousones.
In the new documents, border sections andmarkers between the two nations are demonstrated clearly, not only bywords but also by sketches and maps, which help people find it easy torecognise the borderline. These documents also clearly set out specificactivities undertaken by the concerned agencies in managing andprotecting the borderline and markers.
The newAgreement on Border Management Regulations gives more detailedregulations on the management, protection, exploitation and use of waterfrom border rivers and streams, and the cross-border travel of people,vehicles and commodities. It clearly states the coordination mechanismin maintaining and ensuring security and order in border areas.
The agreement is accompanied by 18 appendices whichregulate the paper forms for exchange between the two sides when dealingwith affairs in areas along the shared border.
Thenew Agreement on Border Management Regulations also outlines principlesand specific measures to be taken in addressing issues related to theVietnam-China land border, including issues such as measures to tackleillegal immigration, principles on the construction of projects inborder water and border areas, and the repair and restoration of bordermarkers.
One outcome of the Agreement on BorderManagement Regulations is the establishment of the Vietnam-China JointCommittee on Land Border to coordinate, speed up and supervise bordermanagement. Under the terms of the agreement, the common borderline isdivided into eight sections and each country will assign eight nationalrepresentatives to undertake the management of these sections.
The Vietnam-China land border measures 1,449.56 kilometres,of which 383.91 kilometres run along rivers and streams. The two sideshave already built 1,971 markers, including a marker at theVietnam-China-Laos border T-junction, 1,548 major markers and 422auxiliary markers.
These markers and documents lay afirm legal foundation for the two nations to build a common borderlineof peace, friendship, stability and long-term development.
Following the ceremony, the two sides held talks in Ha Giangprovince to discuss measures to implement the three accords.Accordingly, the two sides agreed to set up the Vietnam-China JointCommittee on Land Border, appoint national border representatives andestablish a liaison mechanism to deploy the Agreement on Border Gatesand Border Gate Management Regulations./.
A governmental-level ceremony to announce the enforcement of the threeaccords was held at the Thanh Thuy-Tian Bao border gate between theVietnamese northern mountainous province of Ha Giang and the Chinesesouthern province of Yunnan on July 14.
Theceremony was co-chaired by Deputy Foreign Minister Ho Xuan Son, Head ofthe Vietnamese Government Delegation on Border and TerritoryNegotiations, and his Chinese counterpart Zhang Zhijun.
Representatives from relevant ministries, agencies, and borderprovinces of the two countries, the Vietnamese Consul General inNanning and Kunming cities of China , the Chinese Ambassador toVietnam , and a large number of residents along the shared borderattended the event.
Both Son and Zhang applauded thesignificance of the enforcement of the accords, officially ending 36years of negotiations on land boundary issues between the two nations.
The event marked another milestone in bilateralrelations and created a foundation for the building of a commonborderline of peace, friendship and long-term stability, thereby helpingto elevate the Vietnam-China comprehensive strategic cooperativepartnership to a new height, they said.
The deputyministers proposed relevant ministries, agencies and localities of bothcountries to continue working together to effectively enforce theaccords.
In an interview granted to the Vietnam NewsAgency (VNA) following the event, Son said the three freshly-enforcedaccords along with the Vietnam-China treaty on land borders signed in1999 made up the most complete code of dossiers on the Vietnam-Chinaland borderline.
These documents will replacethe French-Qing conventions signed in 1887 and 1895, as well as theprovisional agreement on addressing border affairs signed between thegovernments of Vietnam and China in 1991.
According to Son, who is also Head of the National Border Committee,there are many differences between the new documents and the previousones.
In the new documents, border sections andmarkers between the two nations are demonstrated clearly, not only bywords but also by sketches and maps, which help people find it easy torecognise the borderline. These documents also clearly set out specificactivities undertaken by the concerned agencies in managing andprotecting the borderline and markers.
The newAgreement on Border Management Regulations gives more detailedregulations on the management, protection, exploitation and use of waterfrom border rivers and streams, and the cross-border travel of people,vehicles and commodities. It clearly states the coordination mechanismin maintaining and ensuring security and order in border areas.
The agreement is accompanied by 18 appendices whichregulate the paper forms for exchange between the two sides when dealingwith affairs in areas along the shared border.
Thenew Agreement on Border Management Regulations also outlines principlesand specific measures to be taken in addressing issues related to theVietnam-China land border, including issues such as measures to tackleillegal immigration, principles on the construction of projects inborder water and border areas, and the repair and restoration of bordermarkers.
One outcome of the Agreement on BorderManagement Regulations is the establishment of the Vietnam-China JointCommittee on Land Border to coordinate, speed up and supervise bordermanagement. Under the terms of the agreement, the common borderline isdivided into eight sections and each country will assign eight nationalrepresentatives to undertake the management of these sections.
The Vietnam-China land border measures 1,449.56 kilometres,of which 383.91 kilometres run along rivers and streams. The two sideshave already built 1,971 markers, including a marker at theVietnam-China-Laos border T-junction, 1,548 major markers and 422auxiliary markers.
These markers and documents lay afirm legal foundation for the two nations to build a common borderlineof peace, friendship, stability and long-term development.
Following the ceremony, the two sides held talks in Ha Giangprovince to discuss measures to implement the three accords.Accordingly, the two sides agreed to set up the Vietnam-China JointCommittee on Land Border, appoint national border representatives andestablish a liaison mechanism to deploy the Agreement on Border Gatesand Border Gate Management Regulations./.
