Deputy PM Nguyen Sinh Hung attends the Viet Nam-Cambodia border province co-operation and development conference. — VNA/VNS Photo Nhan Sang29-02-2008
The two sides vow to work together to develop their border provinces.
Phnom Penh — Viet Nam Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung amd Cambodia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister SarKheng reiterated the importance of the border talks between their two countries in a joint communique issued yesterday.
The deputy prime ministers had just co-chaired the fourth meeting to enhance co-operation and development of the Viet Nam-Cambodia border provinces.
The talks had been held in an atmosphere of friendship, solidarity and mutual understanding, their communique says.
The meeting had been attended by senior provincial representatives of Viet Nam and Cambodia as well as ministries and institutions of both countries.
The following is an edited version of the communique.
1. The meeting was to implement the provisions of the Joint Communique issued after the third meeting for Co-operation and Development of Cambodia – Viet Nam’s border provinces in Long Xuyen, An Giang Province, Viet Nam on December 25, 2006.
2. It was conducted in an atmosphere of friendship, solidarity, and mutual understanding and had reiterated the necessity and importance of the meeting as a key mechanism in co-operation that had progressed from day-to-day security maintenance and socio-economic development to strengthening and deepening the friendship and multi-sided co-operation of common interest for both countries.
3. Both Viet Nam and Cambodia had warmly welcomed and highly valued the State visit by Viet Nam President Nguyen Minh Triet to Cambodia in February 2007 and other official visits by senior representatives of both countries.
4. Both teams of negotiators expressed their satisfaction with and said they highly valued the outcomes of the 9th Cambodia-Viet Nam Joint Economic, Cultural, Scientific and Technical Co-operation Commission meeting held in Phnom Penh on August 21 last year.
Both considered the meeting had contributed to strengthening friendship and co-operation in all areas of common interest including the relations between the border provinces of both countries.
5. The negotiators welcomed the outcome of the second Ministerial Meeting to promote trade and investment in the Cambodia-Lao-Viet Nam Development Triangle on February 16-17, 2008. They also welcomed the results of the Commerce Ministerial Committee Meeting in Preah Sihanouk Ville, Cambodia, on February 18-19, 2008 and the First Meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Mekong-Japan held in Tokyo from January 16-17, 2008.
6. The negotiators reviewed the implementation of points agreed at the 3rd Co-operation and Development Meeting between their border provinces and expressed satisfaction with and highly valued the outcomes of excellent co-operation that had followed. The negotiators considered this fruitful co-operation as an important contribution to strengthening friendship and co-operation between the two countries.
7. The negotiators agreed that they highly valued the yearly growth of trade between their countries and this would be strengthening to enhance the efforts made by their governments to promote bilateral trade of US$2 billion by 2010. All agreements, agreed minutes and MoUs signed by two countries to facilitate trade and investment along the borders of both countries would continue to be monitored. This would include the exchange of goods and services, the establishment of markets and economic zones along the borders, the organisation of trade exhibitions and advertising of products.
The negotiators also agreed to continue strengthening measures to prevent and suppress contraband and fake goods crossing their borders.
8. The negotiators agreed to promote further co-operation to develop transport infrastructure to link the border zones of both countries and encourage border authorities to use their respective resources for mutual co-operation. They also agreed to promote implementation of cross-border transport services at the key international checkpoints identified in the Agreement on Road Transport Protocol.
The negotiators agreed to accelerate construction of Road 78 from Ban Lung to O Yadav, Rattanakiri Province, Cambodia, and the feasibility study for the Chrey Thom bridge, Kandal Province, to Khanh Binh, An Giang Province.
9. The negotiators agreed to promote the construction of the 220kV transmission line from the border to Phnom Penh. It was also agreed to encourage Vietnamese companies to invest in electricity generation in Cambodia. Cambodian will facilitate the building of two hydro-electricity stations on the Sesan river by Viet Nam companies after they complete their feasibility studies in June 2009.
The negotiators agreed to facilitate Viet Nam companies to conduct feasibility studies and explore for oil and minerals in Cambodia. Viet Nam will conduct short training course on oil exploration for Cambodia.
10. The negotiators agreed to continue mutual support in developing agriculture and promoting investment industry using agricultural produced in areas along the border.
The promotion of rubber cultivation in border provinces was also agreed with companies of the two countries to work in partnership to secure appropriate concession of land for rubber in accordance with Cambodian law.
Both agreed to continue to protect and take measures against insects that destroy rice and other crops and jointly maintain natural resources, ecosystems and wildlife.
Both agreed to help farmers of both countries to use water from rivers and canals along the border.
11. The negotiators agreed to continue to co-operate in providing border medical services. Viet Nam will help Cambodian provinces with medical checks for the treatment of eyes disease among Cambodians living on the border by allowing them enter Viet Nam and seek medical treatment at Vietnamese provincial hospitals for the same fees as paid by Vietnamese.
12. The negotiators agreed to continue mutual support in the building of the capacity of personnel for the border provinces. Cultural and sports exchange will be promoted and the young and people on both sides of the border encouraged to jointly organise events.
13. The negotiators agreed to the joint promotion of tourism in the border provinces.
14. The negotiators welcomed the implementation of the demarcation of the border based on the Border Demarcation Supplementary Treaty. It was also agreed to give high priority to border demarcation and quicken the process.
15. The negotiators evaluated co-operation between the two countries and said agreed to effective measures to maintain public order at their border. This would include the further strengthening of security and public order at the border to ensure peace, friendship, co-operation and sustainable development. Both countries would continue to tighten control of illegal migration, illicit drug trafficking, human trafficking, particularly women and children and cross-border crime.
The negotiators reiterated their policy of their countries to prevent the use of their territory by hostile forces against the security of both countries. They also agreed to promote co-operation to resolve any border differences in the spirit of friendship, peace, and mutual understanding.
16. The negotiators agreed to ask their Governments, ministries, and institutions to continue their support of local authorities in border provinces so as to promote effective co-operation between their border provinces.
17. The negotiators agreed to establish new border checkpoints, change the names of some and consider the upgrading of others so as to facilitate border crossing by residents and the peoples of both countries to encourage the exchange of goods and services.
18. The negotiators supported the in principle approval of both Governments for the peoples of both countries who hold ordinary passports to be visa exempt.
19. The negotiators expressed great satisfaction with the border events organised to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Cambodia and Viet Nam – June 26, 1967-June 26, 2007.
20. The negotiators agreed to continue regular meetings between border provinces, districts and communes to further promote implementation of the agreed points and draft new plans for co-operation for their Governments to consider.
21. The negotiators agreed to organise the 5th Co-operation and Development Meeting for Cambodia-Viet Nam Border Provinces in Viet Nam in 2009 at a venue and time to be announced. — VNS
The two sides vow to work together to develop their border provinces.
Phnom Penh — Viet Nam Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung amd Cambodia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister SarKheng reiterated the importance of the border talks between their two countries in a joint communique issued yesterday.
The deputy prime ministers had just co-chaired the fourth meeting to enhance co-operation and development of the Viet Nam-Cambodia border provinces.
The talks had been held in an atmosphere of friendship, solidarity and mutual understanding, their communique says.
The meeting had been attended by senior provincial representatives of Viet Nam and Cambodia as well as ministries and institutions of both countries.
The following is an edited version of the communique.
1. The meeting was to implement the provisions of the Joint Communique issued after the third meeting for Co-operation and Development of Cambodia – Viet Nam’s border provinces in Long Xuyen, An Giang Province, Viet Nam on December 25, 2006.
2. It was conducted in an atmosphere of friendship, solidarity, and mutual understanding and had reiterated the necessity and importance of the meeting as a key mechanism in co-operation that had progressed from day-to-day security maintenance and socio-economic development to strengthening and deepening the friendship and multi-sided co-operation of common interest for both countries.
3. Both Viet Nam and Cambodia had warmly welcomed and highly valued the State visit by Viet Nam President Nguyen Minh Triet to Cambodia in February 2007 and other official visits by senior representatives of both countries.
4. Both teams of negotiators expressed their satisfaction with and said they highly valued the outcomes of the 9th Cambodia-Viet Nam Joint Economic, Cultural, Scientific and Technical Co-operation Commission meeting held in Phnom Penh on August 21 last year.
Both considered the meeting had contributed to strengthening friendship and co-operation in all areas of common interest including the relations between the border provinces of both countries.
5. The negotiators welcomed the outcome of the second Ministerial Meeting to promote trade and investment in the Cambodia-Lao-Viet Nam Development Triangle on February 16-17, 2008. They also welcomed the results of the Commerce Ministerial Committee Meeting in Preah Sihanouk Ville, Cambodia, on February 18-19, 2008 and the First Meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Mekong-Japan held in Tokyo from January 16-17, 2008.
6. The negotiators reviewed the implementation of points agreed at the 3rd Co-operation and Development Meeting between their border provinces and expressed satisfaction with and highly valued the outcomes of excellent co-operation that had followed. The negotiators considered this fruitful co-operation as an important contribution to strengthening friendship and co-operation between the two countries.
7. The negotiators agreed that they highly valued the yearly growth of trade between their countries and this would be strengthening to enhance the efforts made by their governments to promote bilateral trade of US$2 billion by 2010. All agreements, agreed minutes and MoUs signed by two countries to facilitate trade and investment along the borders of both countries would continue to be monitored. This would include the exchange of goods and services, the establishment of markets and economic zones along the borders, the organisation of trade exhibitions and advertising of products.
The negotiators also agreed to continue strengthening measures to prevent and suppress contraband and fake goods crossing their borders.
8. The negotiators agreed to promote further co-operation to develop transport infrastructure to link the border zones of both countries and encourage border authorities to use their respective resources for mutual co-operation. They also agreed to promote implementation of cross-border transport services at the key international checkpoints identified in the Agreement on Road Transport Protocol.
The negotiators agreed to accelerate construction of Road 78 from Ban Lung to O Yadav, Rattanakiri Province, Cambodia, and the feasibility study for the Chrey Thom bridge, Kandal Province, to Khanh Binh, An Giang Province.
9. The negotiators agreed to promote the construction of the 220kV transmission line from the border to Phnom Penh. It was also agreed to encourage Vietnamese companies to invest in electricity generation in Cambodia. Cambodian will facilitate the building of two hydro-electricity stations on the Sesan river by Viet Nam companies after they complete their feasibility studies in June 2009.
The negotiators agreed to facilitate Viet Nam companies to conduct feasibility studies and explore for oil and minerals in Cambodia. Viet Nam will conduct short training course on oil exploration for Cambodia.
10. The negotiators agreed to continue mutual support in developing agriculture and promoting investment industry using agricultural produced in areas along the border.
The promotion of rubber cultivation in border provinces was also agreed with companies of the two countries to work in partnership to secure appropriate concession of land for rubber in accordance with Cambodian law.
Both agreed to continue to protect and take measures against insects that destroy rice and other crops and jointly maintain natural resources, ecosystems and wildlife.
Both agreed to help farmers of both countries to use water from rivers and canals along the border.
11. The negotiators agreed to continue to co-operate in providing border medical services. Viet Nam will help Cambodian provinces with medical checks for the treatment of eyes disease among Cambodians living on the border by allowing them enter Viet Nam and seek medical treatment at Vietnamese provincial hospitals for the same fees as paid by Vietnamese.
12. The negotiators agreed to continue mutual support in the building of the capacity of personnel for the border provinces. Cultural and sports exchange will be promoted and the young and people on both sides of the border encouraged to jointly organise events.
13. The negotiators agreed to the joint promotion of tourism in the border provinces.
14. The negotiators welcomed the implementation of the demarcation of the border based on the Border Demarcation Supplementary Treaty. It was also agreed to give high priority to border demarcation and quicken the process.
15. The negotiators evaluated co-operation between the two countries and said agreed to effective measures to maintain public order at their border. This would include the further strengthening of security and public order at the border to ensure peace, friendship, co-operation and sustainable development. Both countries would continue to tighten control of illegal migration, illicit drug trafficking, human trafficking, particularly women and children and cross-border crime.
The negotiators reiterated their policy of their countries to prevent the use of their territory by hostile forces against the security of both countries. They also agreed to promote co-operation to resolve any border differences in the spirit of friendship, peace, and mutual understanding.
16. The negotiators agreed to ask their Governments, ministries, and institutions to continue their support of local authorities in border provinces so as to promote effective co-operation between their border provinces.
17. The negotiators agreed to establish new border checkpoints, change the names of some and consider the upgrading of others so as to facilitate border crossing by residents and the peoples of both countries to encourage the exchange of goods and services.
18. The negotiators supported the in principle approval of both Governments for the peoples of both countries who hold ordinary passports to be visa exempt.
19. The negotiators expressed great satisfaction with the border events organised to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Cambodia and Viet Nam – June 26, 1967-June 26, 2007.
20. The negotiators agreed to continue regular meetings between border provinces, districts and communes to further promote implementation of the agreed points and draft new plans for co-operation for their Governments to consider.
21. The negotiators agreed to organise the 5th Co-operation and Development Meeting for Cambodia-Viet Nam Border Provinces in Viet Nam in 2009 at a venue and time to be announced. — VNS
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