Dak Nong(VNA) – The Central Highlands of Dak Lak and Dak Nong on October 5 launched aproject to build a 100km-long border patrol road.
The route, which isscheduled to complete in 2020, is the area that the two Vietnamese localitiesand Cambodia’s Mondulkiri finished border demarcation and marker planting.
According to MajorGeneral Thai Dai Ngoc, Vice Commander of Military Zone 5 and head of themanagement board of the project, once completed, the project will createfavourable conditions for patrol and activities to protect sovereignty and maintainborder security of armed forces of Dak Nong and Dak Lak.
It is expected to contributeto boosting local socio-economic development, while improving both spiritualand material life of ethnic minority groups along the border.
The building of thejoint border patrol road will contribute to build a borderline of peace, friendship,cooperation and development, while further fostering the traditional friendshipbetween Vietnam and Cambodia.-VNA