Vietnam strongly criticises recent violent actions by some Cambodianextremists that violate both Vietnam and Cambodia’s laws as well astreaties and agreements signed by both sides, stated Foreign Ministry’sSpokesperson Le Hai Binh.

Those actions affect theprogress of border delimitation and the sound relationship between thetwo countries, the spokesperson said in response to reporters’ querieson Vietnam’s reaction against an incident on June 28 when sevenVietnamese people were injured by some Cambodian extremists.

The incident happened when a group of about 250 Cambodians, including anumber of parliament members from the opposition Cambodia NationalRescue Party (CNRP), approached deeply into the area of border markerNo. 203 in Vietnam’s Long An province. Vietnamese relevant forces andlocals stopped the group and explained to them about their wrong action,but some Cambodian extremists attacked them and caused injuries toseven persons.

“We request Cambodian authorised agenciesto deploy measures to properly settle the incident and prevent similaractions from happening again in order to ensure the smoothimplementation of border delimitation and marker planting for the commoninterest of both peoples,” stressed the spokesperson.

Atthe same time, he affirmed that Vietnam attaches great importance to theneighbourly friendship and comprehensive cooperation with Cambodiaand wants to build a shared border of peace and friendship.-VNA