Off the wire
• Ministry of Public Security investigates SW China shooting  • 2nd LD: Car bomb kills 11 in Syria's Latakia  • Zambian president says eligible to run 2021 elections  • Security and fighting terrorism challenges for 2017 in Slovakia  • China Focus: China eyes greener energy mix by 2020  • France's Hollande discusses terrorism, missions in Syria and Iraq at defense meeting  • Malaysian man receives life sentence for murdering American in Vietnam  • Feature: Chinese head teacher tries alternative education for left-behind children  • Snowstorm hits Estonia, causing harsh traffic conditions  • Senior official calls for reforms in intellectual property rights  
You are here: 　 Home

Laos, Cambodia to open new int'l border checkpoint

Xinhua, January 5, 2017 Adjust font size:

A new international border checkpoint between Laos and Cambodia is scheduled to open on Jan. 10, according to Lao Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday.

Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith and his Cambodian counterpart Samdech Techo Hun Sen will attend the opening ceremony of the new Nong Nokkhiane - Trapeang Kriel international border checkpoint which links the Nong Nokkhiane area in Khong district of Champassak province in southern Laos and the Trapeang Kriel area in Cambodia's northeastern Stung Treng province.

The opening of the international checkpoint follows the agreement between the two governments in April 9, 2009, to upgrade the local border with the aim of providing convenience to people crossing in the area. Laos and Cambodia have agreed to promote investment and trade cooperation between their neighboring provinces after the value of bilateral trade reached 24.5 million U.S. dollars in 2015, reported Lao state-run Vientiane Times.

According to a press release by Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation on Wednesday, after the inauguration ceremony, the Cambodian prime minister will visit Don Sahong Hydropower Dam in Laos' Champasak province.

The opening of new border checkpoint with Laos marks a new development in bilateral relations between the two countries. The opening will also meet the needs to strengthen the bonds of friendship and cooperation as well as to further facilitate cross border trade, tourism sector and connectivity between the two countries, said the press release. Endit