Cambodia signs border delineation agreement with Vietnam PHNOM PENH - Vietnam and Cambodia signed an agreement on Friday on the technical aspects of delineating their joint border, a sensitive political issue among Cambodians who traditionally fear encroachment by their much larger eastern neighbour. A preliminary agreement was signed in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam, but Friday's agreement to iron out details required a week of tough negotiating, according to Cambodian officials. "I believe that, based on the morality of friendship and solidarity and the cooperation of our two countries, the border dispute will be ended soon," said Long Visalo, Under Secretary of State for Cambodia. He said that maps used to mark the border, drafted by France, which was the colonial master of both countries, were incomplete and inadequate. Nguyen Van Hanh, Vietnam's deputy chief of the joint border committee, said the meetings were fruitful and could lead to the end of disputes over the frontier. Associated Press - July 1st, 2000.