Cambodian, Lao PMs agree to resolve border dispute peacefully

Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen (R) shakes hands with visiting Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Sept. 12, 2019. The two prime ministers agreed on Thursday to resolve border dispute peacefully, according to a joint communique. Released after their bilateral meeting, the communique said the two leaders agreed to task the Joint Boundary Commission (JBC) of the two countries to jointly draft a treaty on the demarcation of the boundary between the two countries pertaining to the segments where both sides have completed the border demarcation amounting to 86 percent of the borderline. (Xinhua/Sovannara)