Thailand, Laos to resume border talks

BANGKOK (Xinhua) - Thailand and Laos will resume talks on border issues next month after suspension for six years.

According to press release from Thai Foreign Ministry, Thailand will host the Thai-Lao Joint Boundary Commission on August 15-16 in Bangkok.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul will co-chair the meeting with his counterpart Thounloun Sisulit. The two ministers agreed earlier this year to reopen talks.

According to the Bangkok Post on Friday, the two countries share an 800-kilometre border. About 96 percent of the border has been demarcated.

"Fixing the boundary will also help us to consider opening more checkpoints between the two countries in the future," Bangkok Post quoted Surapong as saying.