17th parallel north line between North and South Vietnam established by the Geneva Accords of 1954. The demarcation line did not exactly coincide with the 17th parallel but ran south of it, approximately along the Bến Hải River in Quảng Trị Province to the village of Bo Ho Su and from there due west to the Laos–Vietnam border. In 1976 the demarcation line was made irrelevant as Vietnam was unified following the withdrawal of American forces and the surrender of the South Vietnamese government. 17th parallel north The 17th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 17 degrees north of the
Geneva Agreement (1966) Government of Guyana until something different is resolved according to the treaty. The first article of the document states that the contention of Venezuela to consider the decision of the court that defined its border with British Guyana as null and void is recognized. When the United Kingdom and Guyana (then British Guyana) signed the agreement, they recognized the claim and disagreement of Venezuela, remembering then to find a peaceful, pracitical, and satisfactory solution for the parties. The Geneva Agreement establishes the creation of a Mixed Comission composed of representatives of Venezuela and British Guyana (United Kingdom, despite being signatory