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NIAMEY. — Niger and Burkina Faso have agreed to demarcate their border following the ruling on April 16, 2013 by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) based in The Hague on the border dispute between the two countries. The ruling by ICJ brought to an end the dispute that began during the independence period in 1960, regarding the interpretation by the two parties of the colonisation charter on political and administrative governance of the people living along the border.

A joint border demarcation committee led by the territorial administration ministers from both countries met on Saturday in the Nigerien town of Tera, on the extreme northern side near the border with Burkina Faso, to peacefully resolve the dispute by finally demarcating the border.

Once the border has been demarcated, each of the two countries will be able to know the limit of their border and how     far they can extend their sovereignty.

Niger’s Interior Minister Hassoumi Massaoudou said the multicultural ties that bring the people from both countries together will remain and will be strengthened. — Xinhua.