Presidents of the front organisations of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam convened their first meeting in Phnom Penh on Nov. 30.
Participants
discussed and signed a memorandum of understanding on the cooperative
programme between the Solidarity Front for Development of the Cambodian
Motherland, the Lao Front for National Construction and the Fatherland
Front of Vietnam.
The MoU stressed the three sides’ support for
enhancement of information dissemination and the education people from
all walks of life in each country, promoting the tradition of
solidarity, friendship and cooperation among the three countries.
They
agreed to expand friendly exchanges between all peoples and coordinate
in implementing cooperative programmes of the three governments,
especially in trade, culture, science, education, health and
environmental areas.
The MoU encouraged border localities to strengthen solidarity and cooperation and provide mutual assistance.
At
the meeting, six senior leaders of the Vietnam Fatherland Front and the
Lao Front for National Construction were conferred with Cambodia ’s
Friendship Order.
Vietnamese recipients were Huynh Dam,
President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee, Nguyen
Trong Kim, Vice President and Secretary-General, and Nguyen Lam, Vice
President.
After the meeting, the delegations of the three fronts
were scheduled to visit King Norodom Sihamoni and attend celebrations
for the 33rd anniversary of the Solidarity Front for Development of the
Cambodian Motherland in Crocheck province, about 400 km northeast of
Phnom Penh./.