Var Kim Hong (r) and the Vietnamese Deputy of Foreign Affairs, Ho Xaun Son (l). Photo by Mai Vireak.By Vong Sokheng
Thursday, 15 March 2012
Phnom Penh Post
Cambodia and Vietnam signed a letter of agreement yesterday for the completion of 70 per cent of soon-to-be-placed demarcating markers along their 1,270-kilometre shared border.
The agreement, signed by the head of Cambodia’s border affairs, Var Kim Hong, and the Vietnamese deputy of foreign affairs, Ho Xaun Son, stipulates that the countries will split the cost of markers and the cost of new mapping along the border.
“There is equality in the agreement regarding the construction of markers and air-mapping. The demarcating of the border of the two countries is expected to be completed this year,” Var Kim Hong said.
Ho Xaun Son said yesterday the demarcation of the border was in line with international laws as well border treaties of 1985 and 2005.
But opposition Sam Rainsy Pary spokesman Yim Sovann said the agreement seriously undermined the constitution of Cambodia.
“We have never acknowledged these treaties, and there is no legal standing,” he said.
4 comments:
CPP Vietnamese officials and Vietnamese officials are signing the border deal. They are the same people without Khmer/Cambodian leaders or people there. They are cheating and fraud.
"Ho Xaun Son said yesterday the demarcation of the border was in line with international laws as well border treaties of 1985 and 2005"
Thank you for reminding us about our border treaty.
1985, was this during the 10 years your government occupied the country, and during that time, you send over 50, 000 Khmer soldiers and Khmer forces to create the K5 plan, the biggest land mine fields in Asia. Causing thousands of known numbers of deaths leaving mines still killing Cambodians on a daily basis for those living in the regions.
2005, was this border treaty signed and observed by the traitor king, overriding the 1991 Paris Peace Act. Allowing prior illegal treaties to be legal, thus seen in the recent land encroachment once again encroached causing many hardship for many Khmer farmers living along the border lines bullied by your government.
So what about the 1991 Paris Peace Act. Was this taken in consideration when your government and our Vietminh government decided to sign away our land? Can you explain how the Paris Agreement Act was considered during the so called "border treaties"
What international law? The 1985 was signed when Cambodia was under Viet occupation? It was signed under duress and it was not recognized by all Khmer political parties.
If under international law, the demarcation must use maps from 1965 kept at the UN, not the maps produced by Vietnam.
ah chor SVA KIM HONG AH HUN SEN AH CPP ah kbatcheat
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