Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet pays an official visit to Vietnam on December 11-12. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet's official visit to Vietnam from December 11-12 at the invitation of Prime Minister PhamMinh Chinh, his first to Vietnam as the PM of Cambodia, is expected to enhance the sound relations between the twocountries.
Since high-ranking leaders of the two countries set the motto of “good neighbourliness, traditional friendship andcomprehensive, sustainable and long-term cooperation” for the bilateral relations in 2005, the bilateralties have been unceasingly developed across the fields,bringing benefits to the two peoples, and making contributions to regional andglobal peace, stability and collaboration.
Exchanges of delegations at all levels have been maintained even during thecomplicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic, helping enhance the people's understandingof the traditional solidarity, friendship, cooperation and support betwen the two nations.
Cooperation in defence and security has been enhanced, while that in economy andtrade has developed rapidly and carved out encouraging achievements. Last year,two-way trade reached 10.57 billion USD, a year-on-year increase of nearly10.9%. Meanwhile, during January – October, the trade revenue was estimated at7.1 billion USD, dropping 22.1% from the same time last year.
Vietnam is currently the biggest trade partner of Cambodia in the ASEAN region and the third largest trade partner overall, followingChina and the US. To date, Vietnam has registered 2.94 billion USD in 205 validprojects in Cambodia, among the top five foreign investors in the country. Cambodia ranks second among 79 countries and territories receiving Vietnamese outbound investment.
Vietnamese enterprises’ investment and business activities in Cambodia havecontributed to the host nation’s social welfare and prosperousdevelopment.
Besides, cooperation across education-training, transportation, culture,healthcare and telecommunications has been enhanced. Particularly, tourismexchange has seen robust growth, with the number of Vietnamese tourists toCambodia topping 880,000 and Cambodian travelers to Vietnam reaching over300,000 during January – October.
Vietnamand Cambodia have worked closely at international, regional and sub-regionalmechanisms, especially the UN, ASEAN and ASEAN-led mechanisms, Cambodia – Laos VietnamParliamentary Summit, and Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic CooperationStrategy, making contributions to improving the prestige and position of eachnation in the regional and international arenas.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Cambodia Nguyen Huy Tang said that Vietnam andCambodia are good neighbours with time-honoured friendship.
Throughoutmany ups and downs of the history, the bilateral relations have developed in a deepand practical fashion across all fields, becoming an invaluable asset of thetwo peoples, the diplomat stressed.
An array of meaningful activities was held within the Vietnam-Cambodia FriendshipYear 2022 programme to mark the 55th anniversary of the diplomaticrelations, demonstrating the respect and priority that the two countries gaveto each other in their sound neighbourliness.
According to Dr. Trinh ThiHoa from the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, the Communist Party ofVietnam and the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) have supported each other, andsupported the principle stated in various Vietnam-Cambodia joint statements, that is protecting, preserving and developing the “good neighbourliness, traditional friendshipand comprehensive, sustainable and long-term cooperation”, and committing toprotecting regional and global peace and stability.
In a reception for the Vietnamese Ambassador to Cambodia on October 11, PM HunManet suggested the two countries strengthen their relations, further expand cooperationin various fields, and implement the contents agreed by the two sides,contributing to consolidating and improving the cooperation efficiency.
He affirmed that the Cambodian government and competent ministries and sectorswill continue cooperation with Vietnam to boost their comprehensive relations.
PM Pham Minh Chinh (R) and PM Hun Manet meet on the sidelines of the ASEAN-Gulf Cooperation Council Summit in October in Saudi Arabia. (Photo: VNA) At a meeting on the sidelines of the ASEAN-Gulf Cooperation Council Summitin October in Saudi Arabia, PM Chinh and PM Hun Manet affirmed their wish tocontinue carrying out the signed agreements between the two countries, step up cooperationand connect the two economies, and support each other todevelop an independent and resilient economy in tandem with deep, practical andeffective international integration.
They also reached consensus on facilitating trade and investment cooperation of the business community, especially in border trade and development of border economy.
The official visit to Vietnam by PM Hun Manet demonstrates the resolve ofleaders of both sides to consolidate and enhance the traditional friendship andcomprehensive cooperation between the two peoples, while bringing newcooperation opportunities so as to elevate the bilateral ties to a new high./.
Since high-ranking leaders of the two countries set the motto of “good neighbourliness, traditional friendship andcomprehensive, sustainable and long-term cooperation” for the bilateral relations in 2005, the bilateralties have been unceasingly developed across the fields,bringing benefits to the two peoples, and making contributions to regional andglobal peace, stability and collaboration.
Exchanges of delegations at all levels have been maintained even during thecomplicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic, helping enhance the people's understandingof the traditional solidarity, friendship, cooperation and support betwen the two nations.
Cooperation in defence and security has been enhanced, while that in economy andtrade has developed rapidly and carved out encouraging achievements. Last year,two-way trade reached 10.57 billion USD, a year-on-year increase of nearly10.9%. Meanwhile, during January – October, the trade revenue was estimated at7.1 billion USD, dropping 22.1% from the same time last year.
Vietnam is currently the biggest trade partner of Cambodia in the ASEAN region and the third largest trade partner overall, followingChina and the US. To date, Vietnam has registered 2.94 billion USD in 205 validprojects in Cambodia, among the top five foreign investors in the country. Cambodia ranks second among 79 countries and territories receiving Vietnamese outbound investment.
Vietnamese enterprises’ investment and business activities in Cambodia havecontributed to the host nation’s social welfare and prosperousdevelopment.
Besides, cooperation across education-training, transportation, culture,healthcare and telecommunications has been enhanced. Particularly, tourismexchange has seen robust growth, with the number of Vietnamese tourists toCambodia topping 880,000 and Cambodian travelers to Vietnam reaching over300,000 during January – October.
Vietnamand Cambodia have worked closely at international, regional and sub-regionalmechanisms, especially the UN, ASEAN and ASEAN-led mechanisms, Cambodia – Laos VietnamParliamentary Summit, and Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic CooperationStrategy, making contributions to improving the prestige and position of eachnation in the regional and international arenas.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Cambodia Nguyen Huy Tang said that Vietnam andCambodia are good neighbours with time-honoured friendship.
Throughoutmany ups and downs of the history, the bilateral relations have developed in a deepand practical fashion across all fields, becoming an invaluable asset of thetwo peoples, the diplomat stressed.
An array of meaningful activities was held within the Vietnam-Cambodia FriendshipYear 2022 programme to mark the 55th anniversary of the diplomaticrelations, demonstrating the respect and priority that the two countries gaveto each other in their sound neighbourliness.
According to Dr. Trinh ThiHoa from the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, the Communist Party ofVietnam and the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) have supported each other, andsupported the principle stated in various Vietnam-Cambodia joint statements, that is protecting, preserving and developing the “good neighbourliness, traditional friendshipand comprehensive, sustainable and long-term cooperation”, and committing toprotecting regional and global peace and stability.
In a reception for the Vietnamese Ambassador to Cambodia on October 11, PM HunManet suggested the two countries strengthen their relations, further expand cooperationin various fields, and implement the contents agreed by the two sides,contributing to consolidating and improving the cooperation efficiency.
He affirmed that the Cambodian government and competent ministries and sectorswill continue cooperation with Vietnam to boost their comprehensive relations.
PM Pham Minh Chinh (R) and PM Hun Manet meet on the sidelines of the ASEAN-Gulf Cooperation Council Summit in October in Saudi Arabia. (Photo: VNA) They also reached consensus on facilitating trade and investment cooperation of the business community, especially in border trade and development of border economy.
The official visit to Vietnam by PM Hun Manet demonstrates the resolve ofleaders of both sides to consolidate and enhance the traditional friendship andcomprehensive cooperation between the two peoples, while bringing newcooperation opportunities so as to elevate the bilateral ties to a new high./.
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