Vietnamese Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and King of Cambodia
Norodom Sihamoni have affirmed resolve to foster and strengthen the
fine neighbourliness, traditional friendship and comprehensive,
long-lasting cooperation between the two countries.
They
described the relationship as an invaluable treasure of the two nations,
one of factors to create the strength of both countries and a firm
guarantee for the two nations’ younger generations to live in peace and
happiness for ever.
The relationship is also a contribution from
both countries to strengthening peace, stability, cooperation and
development in Southeast Asia and the world at large, they said at their
talks in Phnom Penh on Dec. 6 during General Secretary Trong’s
State-level friendship visit to Cambodia from Dec. 6-8 at the invitation
of King Norodom Sihamoni.
At their talks, King Norodom Sihamoni
welcomed the visit to Cambodia by General Secretary Trong,
describing it as an important event to promote the two countries’ fine
neighbourliness, traditional friendship, comprehensive cooperation in a
deep, stable and sustainable level.
The King expressed his deep
gratitude to the Party, Government and people of Vietnam for their
support and valuable assistance to the Cambodian people during their
struggle for national liberation, escaping from the genocidial regime,
recovering and developing the country.
General Secretary Trong
once again affirmed Vietnam’s consistent external policy of
attaching importance and giving top priority to maintaining and
developing the Vietnam-Cambodia fine neighbourliness, traditional
friendship and comprehensive, long-lasting cooperation, for
independence, freedom and happiness of people in each country, and for
peace, cooperation and development in the region and the world.
After
the talks, General Secretary Trong and his entourage visited former
King Norodom Sihanouk and the Queen Mother. Former King Norodom Sihanouk
affirmed the unseparated Cambodia-Vietnam relations, saying that the
two sides need to continue tightening their cooperative ties and
promoting their tradition.
On this occasion, General Secretary
Trong on behalf of the Party, State and people of Vietnam presented 100
computers to the King of Cambodia, which he will present to Cambodian
schools and education centres.
General Secretary Trong invited
King Norodom Sihamoni, former King Norodom Sihanouk and the Queen Mother
to make regular visits to Vietnam. King Norodom Sihamoni accepted
the invitation with pleasure./.