On Nov. 23, in Ho Chi Minh City, the High Command of Border Guard held a meeting to review border demarcation and marker planting along the Viet Nam-Cambodia land border in 2011. The event saw the participation of Lieut. Gen. Tran Hoa, Commander of the Border Guard High Command, leaders of the Department of Operation under the General Staff, representatives of Military Zones 5, 7 and 9, the National Boundary Commission under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the National Border Centre of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, the Border Demarcation and Marker Planting Steering Committee and Border Guard Commands in ten provinces bordering with Cambodia.

Lt. Gen. Tran Hoa inspects the marker at Hoang Dieu border gate, Binh Phuoc province

So far, border demarcation and marker planting teams of the two countries have identified 231 positions and completed the construction of 265 markers along the Viet Nam-Cambodia borderline. Kon Tum and Binh Phuoc provinces have completed 100 percent of their border markers.

“Forces engaging in border marker planting need to closely coordinate to accelerate border demarcation and marker planting along the entire borderline and make every effort to popularise and explain to citizens living in border areas to help them clearly understand the policies of the two Governments. We will try to fulfill the task by 2012,” said Lieut. Gen Tran Hoa./.