Vietnam-Cambodia topographic border maps to be sent to UN
(VOVWORLD) - Cambodian Border Affairs Committee Chairman Var Kimhong said on Thursday that the Cambodian government will send new topographic Vietnam-Cambodia border maps to the UN for international recognition.
 Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence Samdech Pichey Sena Tea Banh (Middle) hands over the Vietnam-Cambodia topographic border maps to Cambodian ministries and state institutions (Photo: Nguyen Vu Hung/VNA) |
Speaking at a ceremony to hand over the maps to 35 Cambodian ministries and state institutions, Mr. Kimhong said the Cambodian government will discuss with Vietnam to demarcate the remaining 16 percent of the border. The new maps represent the border demarcation work that has been completed since 2006. Mr. Kimhong said the maps are based on the versions produced during the French colonial era.