The meeting took place in a frank and friendly ambience. The two sides agreed to consider 2007 as the decisive year for border demarcation and marker planting work. They also gained a consensus on specific principles and solutions in order to complete the work this year, facilitating the whole process and signing new documents on border management statutes in 2008 as agreed by the two countries’ leaders.
The two sides signed the meeting’s minutes on February 10 and agreed to hold the 20th round meeting in Beijing in April.
By Hoàng Nguyên Hồ