At the conference (Photo: VNA)The online conference, which saw the participation of representatives from 10provinces sharing border with Cambodia, gave an insight into relevant legaldocuments signed by the two countries.
They are the Supplementary Treaty to the 1985 Treaty on the Delimitation ofNational Boundaries and the 2005 Supplementary Treat and the protocol on landborder demarcation and marker planting, which took effect as from December 22,2020.
Phung The Long, Vice Chairman of the National Border Committee under theMinistry of Foreign Affairs, stressed the significance of building a moderncommon border to defence and security management and guaranteeing in borderareas.
The documents have consolidated the legal framework for the two countries tocontinue building a shared border line of peace, stability, friendship,cooperation and sustainable development, contributing to continuously enhancingthe good neighbourliness and traditional solidarity, for the sake of theirpeople, he said.
Long urged border localities to closely coordinate with Cambodian authorities toraise border management capacity, and protect results of border demarcation andmarker planting.
Joint efforts are needed to fight plots and activities that aim to sabotageauthorities in each country and undermine the traditional friendship betweenthe two countries, he added.
The conference put forth major tasks in the time ahead, especially thecommunication work./.
VNA
