Thursday, 26 November 2009

Cambodia, Laos boost border demarcation


Thursday, 26 November 2009 05:56 administrator

(Posted by CAAI News Media)

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and visiting Lao Prime Minister Bouasone Bouphavanh on Wednesday agreed to move forward the planting of border demarcation markers along their 535km shared border between the two neighboring.


Hor Nam Hong, Cambodian foreign minister, and his Lao counterpart signed an agreement of border demarcation under witnessed by both premiers at the Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.

“The provisional demarcation markers that border committees from both countries already planted will become the true demarcation markers,” Hor Namhong told reporters after the talks. Experts from both sides will continue their work planting more border markers, he said.

“We are boosting to complete the border demarcation between both countries. There remains about 12 percent.”

Cambodia and Laos are strengthening relations, with both sides providing more scholarships. The Lao Prime Minister invited Hun Sen to attend the opening ceremony for upcoming Southeast Asian Games in Laos, Hor Namhong said. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen may attend the December 9 opening ceremony.

Both sides are expanding economic cooperation, and will have a meeting on multi-cooperation committees between the two countries in the near future, Hor added.

Bouasone paid a two-day official visit to Cambodia after an invitation from PM Hun Sen. He will be received by King Norodom Sihamoni and will also pay courtesy calls on Cambodian Senate President Chea Sim and National Assembly President Heng Samrin.

Since 2000, Laos and Cambodia have completed over 85 percent of border demarcation the two former French colonies. Border matters between the two neighbours left over from the French administration appear to have been solved by recent agreements.

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