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Lao-Cambodia governments discuss cooperative ties

(KPL) High-ranking officers of Laos and Cambodia met to further discuss bilateral ties in Vientiane on 5 January.
The 11th Lao-Cambodian Bilateral Co-operation Committee meeting, as its report stated, was scheduled to continue from 5 to 6 January 2010 amid many challenges, positive and negative impacts and also to further enhance more cooperative ties.
This two-day meeting was made up of two schedules, Lao-Cambodian senior officials meeting would be held on 5 January, while the 11th Lao-Cambodian Bilateral Co-operation Committee meeting took place yesterday. It was co-presided by Mr Bounkeuth Sangsomsak, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Mr Ung Sean, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.
The bilateral talk is part of the effort to continue to fine tune the cooperative framework, especially in areas like political stability and economic ties.
During yesterday’s meeting, the matters raised were linked to border demarcation, drug trafficking along the long and porous border of the two countries and exchange of two officers from two ministries, ministry of defence and ministry of public security.
On the same day, the two countries also agreed to cooperate on matters related to fishery, forestry, industry, mining, energy, trade, tourism, banking, finance, investment and labour affairs..
The other topics discussed were on culture, social issues, public health, education, sports, and regional economy, especially on the Development Triangle Zone Project.
Regarding this trilateral cooperative project, they saw the need to develop linked roads in response to the need to build more basic facilities to facilitate trade, investment and tourism.

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