Progress made on border marking

Progress made on border marking

PHNOM PENH (Reuters): Cambodia and Thailand made significant
progress during a three-day meeting in Phnom Penh to determine
their official border, officials said on Wednesday.

"The meeting resulted in a memorandum of understanding (MOU)
on the survey and demarcation of the Thai-Cambodia border," Thai
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sukhumbhand Paribatra, told
reporters after the meeting of the Cambodian-Thai Joint
Commission on Demarcation for Land Boundary.

Cambodia's delegation leader, Var Kim Hong, said the survey
would begin soon, but he declined to say exactly when surveyors
would be sent to the border.

While the MOU has been agreed upon, it has not yet been
approved by the two countries' governments. Officials said they
hoped it would be approved in time for an official signing next
week when Thai Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai visits Phnom Penh.