Siem Reap,November 8 (AseanAll) — Laos-Cambodia technical border committees have agreed to proceed with their agreed works to advance border demarcation between the two neighbours.
According to Lao state news agency KPL, the agreement was reached at a meeting held on November 7, 2024 in Siem Reap province, Cambodia, the Lao Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a press release.
Lao Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Phoxay Khaykhamphithoune, who is Chairman of the Laos-Cambodia Technical Border Subcommittee, headed the Lao delegation at the talks.
The meeting adopted documents related to the borderline to be surveyed, which accounts for 80 percent of the shared border. Participants also discussed an action plan to direct surveys and border demarcation.
Participating officials discussed the 2025 joint work plan and assigned technical teams from both sides to work together to define locations at which additional border markers should be installed. They also agreed to hold further discussions to address areas where there is disagreement on the location of the border.