Vietnamese and Chinese officials of the Vietnam-China joint committee for land border demarcation and landmark planting met for the 14th round of talks in Beijing, China from December 18-25.

At the meeting, which proceeded in a friendly and frank atmosphere, the two sides reviewed the delineation of land boundaries and the planting of border markers in 2005. The two sides highlighted joint efforts and discussed ways to solve existing problems.

They stressed that in the context of the growing multi-faceted bilateral relationship, the joint committee and its members should thoroughly understand the instructions and common agreements reached by the two countries' top leaders and heads of the governmental delegations.

Both sides discussed a road map for the border demarcation and landmark plantation from 2006 through the end of 2008 and agreed upon goals and concrete measures to complete the work of demarcation, landmark planting and signature of new documents relating to border management in 2008 at the latest.

At the end of the talks, the Vietnamese and Chinese officials agreed to convene their 15^th meeting in Vietnam in February 2006.