Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong had a busy day in Phnom Penh
on Dec. 6 as he offered flowers at monuments, called on Buddhist
dignitaries and met with the Vietnamese community.
The General
Secretary and his entourage offered flowers at the Independence
Monument and the Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Monument .
Also in the morning, the Party leader called on Supreme Patriarchs Tep Vong and Bukri at Unalom and Botum pagodas, respectively.
He
thanked the Buddhist dignitaries for their feelings and flowery words
on the land and people of Vietnam and the longlasting traditional
relations between the two countries, as well as their prayers for the
development of the two nations’ relations, for both peoples to live in
peace, happiness and prosperity forever.
General Secretary Trong
spoke highly of the role and important contributions of Buddhism in
national construction and defence in each country, contributing to
fostering solidarity, traditional friendship and comprehensive
cooperation between the two nations.
Latter, General Secretary
Trong met with staff of the Vietnamese Embassy and representatives of
the Vietnamese community and businesses in Cambodia .
He took
this opportunity to present 50,000 USD to the study encouragement fund
for Vietnamese Cambodian children. He called on the community and
Vietnamese firms in Cambodia to join hands in expanding and
effectively using the fund.
Viettel Cambodia (Metfone) and the
Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam in Cambodia each
donated 50,000 USD to the fund.
He also visited Metfone, a Vietnamese company operating telecom services in Cambodia .
On
this occasion, Cambodia ’s media including National Television (TVK)
on Dec. 6 covered the news on General Secretary Trong’s visit to
Cambodia .
Almost all major newspapers in Phnom Penh on Dec. 7 ran articles and photos on his visit./.