At the function, the two sides acknowledged progress made in many collaborationfields, including border security, border demarcation and marker planting,agriculture, trade, culture, tourism, health, education, and search for remainsof Vietnamese volunteer soldiers in Cambodia.
Regarding their efforts to build a peaceful, stable andfriendship borderline between the two nations, they took note of their regularinformation exchanges, joint patrols, and tackling of such violations as illegalentry and exit, goods smuggling, and human trafficking.
Chairing the conference, Chairman of the An Giang People’sCommittee Nguyen Thanh Binh and Takeo Governor Ouch Phea agreed to boost border safeguarding and communications campaigns on related demarcation andmarker planting; promote border trade and exchange; and share informationon environmental protection and water resources management at the border areas,among others.
The officials also signed a cooperation agreement between theprovinces for the upcoming period./.