Cambodian PM concludes Vietnam visit
Hanoi (VNA) – Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen concluded his
two-day official visit to Vietnam in the afternoon of October 5.
During the visit, Hun Sen held
talks with his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc, paid a courtesy visit to Party General Secretary and
President Nguyen Phu Trong and met with National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi
Kim Ngan.
Leaders of the two countries discussed in depth and
reached important common perceptions on Vietnam-Cambodia relations and bilateral coordination
at regional and international forums.
The
two sides re-affirmed their resolve to preserve and constantly nurture and
develop the two countries’ relations to new heights on the basis of political
trust, equality, mutual benefits,and mutual respect and support under the motto “good neighbourliness,
traditional friendship, comprehensive and long-term sustainable cooperation.”
The
two sides agreed to fully tap potential to make economic cooperation a pillar
in bilateral ties, and maintain the growth momentum through carrying out trade
promotion measures, supporting firms of both sides to attend each other’s trade
and investment promotion activities, fairs and exhibitions, while expanding
partnerships in potential fields such as information and communication
technology, aviation, tourism, finance-banking, hi-tech agriculture,
aquaculture, and health care.
The
two sides agreed to enhance coordination, information sharing and mutual
support at regional and international forums, especially the ASEAN and related
mechanisms, the UN, the WTO, ASEM, and affirmed that they will closely
coordinate in 2020 when Vietnam is Chair of ASEAN and Cambodia hosts the ASEM
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The two sides reiterated ASEAN’s positions on the East Sea in recent joint
statements, especially the Joint Communique of the 52nd ASEAN Ministerial
Meeting (AMM52). Both sides expressed the view that the current tension must
soon be resolved peacefully in accordance with international law, including the
1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
PM
Hun Sen and PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended and delivered speeches at the
Vietnam-Cambodia trade and investment promotion conference, and witnessed the
signing of many cooperation documents.
The two
PMs co-chaired the conference reviewing the Vietnam - Cambodia border
demarcation works since 2006 and the signing ceremony
of the
Supplementary Treaty to the 1985 Treaty on the Delimitation of the National
Boundary and the 2005 Supplementary Treaty, and the Protocol on the Demarcation and Marker Planting of the
Land Boundary between Vietnam and Cambodia./.