Lao-Cambodia Governments Discuss Cooperative Ties

VIENTIANE, Jan 6 (Bernama) -- High-ranking officers of Laos and Cambodia met here on Tuesday to further discuss bilateral ties, Lao news agency (KPL) reported.

The 11th Lao-Cambodian Bilateral Cooperation Committee meeting, as its report stated, was scheduled from Jan 5 to 6, 2010, amid many challenges, positive and negative impacts, and to further enhance more cooperative ties.

The two-day meeting started with Lao-Cambodian senior officials meeting on Tuesday, while the 11th Lao-Cambodian Bilateral Co-operation Committee meeting to take place on Wednesday. It was co-presided by Bounkeuth Sangsomsak, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and 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 Tuesday'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.

On the 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.