Laos, Thailand move forward with border demarcation
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Vientiane (Vientiane Times) -- Laos and Thailand have made progress in the demarcation of their shared border, with the Joint Border Committee agreeing on several issues relating to the placement of border posts.
The two sides reached agreement at the Committee's 10th meeting held in Vientiane on Friday, attended by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr Thongloun Sisoulith and his Thai counterpart General Tanasak Patimapragorn.
The issues agreed to include the Minutes of the 12th meeting of the Joint Technical Subcommittee, six previously placed additional border posts, GPS satellite pinpointing of broken markers in Lao territory, and instructions for additional surveys in the southern area of Nongbua.
The two sides heard about the initial results of their joint production of a new 1/25,000 scale map of the border along the Mekong River, the minutes of four previous meetings, and the creation of a border line in modified areas.
They also learnt about detailed surveys and plans of areas that have been modified, cleared, or built up.
