Laos, Vietnam marks completion of border marker project
VOV.VN - On March 16, a State-level ceremony was held in Hanoi marking the completion of a project on increasing and upgrading border markers along the Vietnam – Laos boundary.
At the ceremony, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and his Lao counterpart Thongsing Thammavong highlighted the project’s importance to the relationship between the two nations.
They described the project as another symbol of the countries’ time-tested amity, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation, built on the basis of respect for each other’s independence and sovereignty, territorial integrity and legitimate interests, and equality and mutual benefits.
The project signifies the consensus, mutual trust and understanding that exists between the Vietnamese and Lao Parties, States and peoples, they added.
On this occasion, the two leaders hailed efforts by the two sides’ joint committees, ministries, sectors and localities in completing the project. They asked relevant agencies to work closely to promote the project’s outcomes to maintain peace, stability, friendship, cooperation and sustainable development along the Vietnam – Laos boundary.
Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and his Lao counterpart Thoonglun Sisulith signed a protocol on the border line and markers, and an agreement on regulations on border and land border gate management between the two Governments.
At the ceremony, the country leaders also presented their Governments’ orders, medals and certificates of merit to collectives and individuals who greatly contributed to the project.
They described the project as another symbol of the countries’ time-tested amity, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation, built on the basis of respect for each other’s independence and sovereignty, territorial integrity and legitimate interests, and equality and mutual benefits.
The project signifies the consensus, mutual trust and understanding that exists between the Vietnamese and Lao Parties, States and peoples, they added.
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Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and his Lao counterpart Thoonglun Sisulith signed a protocol on the border line and markers, and an agreement on regulations on border and land border gate management between the two Governments.
At the ceremony, the country leaders also presented their Governments’ orders, medals and certificates of merit to collectives and individuals who greatly contributed to the project.
On behalf of the two countries’ Joint Committee for Border Marker Planting, Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Ho Xuan Son delivered a report on the project implementation.
Both sides implemented the project simultaneously along their shared border from 2008. They increased border markers in necessary areas to further clarify the border in reality. Meanwhile, existing markers, especially those at border gates, were upgraded, creating a system of solid and modern border markers, he said.
Son, who is also the Chairman of the Vietnam – Laos Joint Committee for Border Marker Planting, added the project will also offer wealth of opportunities for cross-border cooperation, particularly in economics, trade, and tourism in the time ahead.