The event reviewed the five-year implementation of the protocol on border demarcation and marker planting, the agreement on border management regulations, and the agreement on border gates and land border gate management regulations.
Those documents were signed by the Vietnamese and Chinese Governments on November 18, 2009.
Under the documents, cooperation mechanisms have been used to help manage the border and markers, guarantee security, and facilitate cross-border socio-economic, cultural and tourism activities.
He also acknowledged problems during the enforcement of the three documents, particularly some unclear points in the protocol on border demarcation and marker planting.
The two sides have also not disseminated the documents well enough, Dung said, stressing that better communication will help Vietnamese and Chinese people, especially border residents, adhere to the documents.
Dung also highlighted the need to improve the management of entry and exit from each country as there are more and more people crossing the Vietnam – China border.
Cross-border crime such as smuggling, and drug and human trafficking is still an issue. Both sides must increase efforts and cooperation to address crime, he added.
Vietnam and China have a total border length of almost 1,450 km, including 1,065.6 km on land and 383.9 km on water. The borderline traverses seven Vietnamese provinces (Dien Bien, Lai Chau, Lao Cai, Ha Giang, Cao Bang, Lang Son, and Quang Ninh) and China’s Yunnan province and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.