sVar Kimhong showing the border map to journalists during a press conference. BLOM Geomatics AS of Denmark has been awarded a two-year contract to produce topographic surveys and border maps between Cambodia and Vietnam GN France International, Kokusai Kogyo Corporation (Japan), Samboo Engineering Company (South Korea) and Pasco-FINNMAP (Japan/Finland). During a press conference at 4 p.m on Friday 17th, Mr. Var Kimhong, chairman of Cambodian Border Commission, said after many meetings between Cambodian and Vietnamese border committees from 1-17 December, both sides had agreed to accept the cheapest bidding from BLOM Geomatics AS (Denmark) which had put a tender $1,528,000 and which is much cheaper than other companies’ bid of more than $4.5 million to produce the maps. He said, from 10-14 January 2011, representatives from the two countries will discuss further details with BLOM Geomatics AS (Denmark), and if agreements can be reached, the contract will then be signed. He added that the maps will be drawn using 1:25,000 scale. The opposition parties cannot be reached for comments on the matter at the time of this article going to press. However, in the past they said Cambodia already had internationally-recognised maps and had accused the government of complicit in the cession of Cambodian territory to Vietnam by using newly-drawn maps.
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