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2008-0119 - VNS - Mountain top site marks border with Laos,
Cambodia

http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/showarticle.php?num=01POL190108

Mountain top site marks border with Laos, Cambodia

(19-01-2008)
Representatives of Viet Nam, Laos and Cambodia inaugurate a
border landmark yesterday. — VNA/VNS Photo Sy Huynh

HA NOI — The governments of Viet Nam, Laos and Cambodia
yesterday inaugurated a border landmark at the point where the
three countries converge.

Among those attending the ceremony were Deputy Minister of
Foreign Affairs Dao Viet Trung, his Lao and Cambodian
counterparts, and leaders of three provinces: Kon Tum of Viet
Nam, Attapu Province of Laos and Rattanakiri Province of Cambodia.

The triangular border landmark, with three faces, stands on a
mountain, 1,086m above sea level. It is more than 2m high and
made of marble.

At the ceremony, representatives of the three governments said
they appreciated the landmark, which represents the border
identified by agreements signed among the three countries.

They said the landmark symbolises the will, aspiration and
determination of the governments and peoples of the three
countries in solving territory and border matters. The
landmark was also evidence of the belief, understanding and
friendship between the three countries, the meeting heard.

Also yesterday, Bo Y bordergate, which links Viet Nam’s Kon
Tum Province with Laos’ Attapu Province was officially opened
after being upgraded.

Trung and a number of senior officials attended the ceremony.

Viet Nam’s Bo Y and Laos’s Phu Cua bordergates are expected to
boost trade between the two countries.

The Vietnamese Government is investing in upgrading
infrastructure at Bo Y.

Local authorities have received 34 investment applications
worth of VND19.2 billion ($1.2 million), in addition to 15
other ongoing projects worth of VND422 billion ($26.3 million).

A long-term development plan for Bo Y bordergate zone is in
the pipeline and is expected to further increase trade,
investment, and tourism in the region. — VNS

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