Border Crossing * Vietnam - Breakthrough for cargo
Trucks and buses can now operate without stopping at borders along the East-West Corridor following an agreement that was signed this month between Viet Nam, Laos and Thailand
Ha Noi,Viet Nam -VNA/VNS -19 June 2009: -- The agreement was considered a great success in implementing the Cross Border Transport Agreement (CBTA) among member countries in the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS), said Nguyen Van Thanh, Deputy Director of the Ministry of Transports’ Road Department... According to the agreement, each participating country may issue licences to 500 trucks and buses for cross-border transport of goods and tourists to vitalise transportation and tourism activities... As a result, licensed cargo trucks and buses from Thailand and Laos can drive into Viet Nam along the corridor without stopping, and vice versa... (Photo by Thanh Phan, from VNA/VNS - Workers prepare part of East-West Corridor in District)
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