On August 2, in Hanoi, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a conference to summarize 25 years of signing the Border Treaty and 15 years of signing 3 legal documents on the Vietnam - China land border . Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Committee for Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung attended and gave a directive speech.
Speaking at the opening of the conference, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son emphasized that border and territorial work is always given special attention, importance and close direction by leaders of the Party, State and Government; At the same time, it is also given priority attention and resolved by ministries, branches and central agencies.
Regarding the land border with China, the two countries negotiated to resolve the land border and signed the Vietnam - China Land Border Treaty on December 30, 1999. This is a very important event for Vietnam as well as Vietnam - China relations.
At the end of the demarcation and planting of markers, Vietnam - China demarcated on the ground the entire 1,449.566km long border line, placing 1,971 markers, including 1 marker at the junction of the Vietnam - China - Laos border, 1,548 markers. main landmark and 442 sub-landmarks. This boundary marker system has been marked, recorded and described in accordance with the actual terrain, ensuring objectivity, science, clarity, stability and long-term sustainability.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son emphasized that the completion of the demarcation line on December 31, 2008 has great historical significance, opening a new page in the relationship between the two countries, marking an important turning point. in the history of building the border between Vietnam and China, meeting the aspirations of the people of the two countries, contributing to creating and maintaining a peaceful and stable environment in the region and the world, making important contributions. important in affirming general principles of international law, which is to resolve border and territorial issues through peaceful negotiations, without using force or threatening to use force in resolving international disputes. international.
On November 18, 2009, in Beijing, China, representing the two governments, signed 3 legal documents on the Vietnam - China land border, including: (1) Protocol on demarcation and border demarcation on the Vietnam - China mainland, (2) Agreement on Vietnam - China land border management regulations and (3) Agreement on border gates and border gate management to recognize all achievements demarcate and plant border markers on the ground, establish legal regulations to coordinate the implementation of border management and protection, management and development of border gates between the two countries.
On July 14, 2010, three legal documents on the Vietnam - China land border took effect and the two countries officially managed the land border according to the new legal documents. Vietnam and China have agreed to establish the Vietnam - China Joint Land Border Committee (including the Vietnam Subcommittee, the Chinese Subcommittee and 8 Border Representatives). The two sides also established the Vietnam - China Land Border Border Gate Management Cooperation Committee consisting of 10 representatives of ministries, branches and representatives of 7 northern border provinces, the standing agency of the Border Gate Cooperation Committee. Vietnam border gate and Border Gate Department, Border Guard Command.
