Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (R) meets his Cambodian counterpart Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet on the occasion of the ASEAN - Gulf Cooperation Council (ASEAN - GCC) Summit in Saudi Arabia on October 20, 2023. (Photo: VNA) The diplomathighlighted the significance and importance of the visit, saying that it willcontribute to further tightening and deepening the good neighbourliness, traditional friendship, comprehensive cooperation and long-term sustainability between the two countries on the basis of equality, mutual benefit, effective cooperation and respect for each other's interests.
He also spotlighted thefruitful development of the traditional friendship and cooperation between thetwo countries, saying that the Vietnam-Cambodia relations have been tested, anddeveloped practically across fields, becoming a valuable common asset of their people.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Cambodia Nguyen Huy Tang. (Photo: VNA) Regarding the resultsof the bilateral cooperation after the COVID-19 pandemic, Tang said both nationshave made great efforts to effectively control the pandemic and soon resumed bilateraland multilateral diplomatic activities.
According to theambassador, the two sides carried out a series of activities to celebrate the55th founding anniversary of diplomatic relations in 2022. This year, CambodianPrime Minister Hun Manet had a series of meetings with senior Vietnamese leadersat international forums and conferences. Bilateral mechanisms have been also maintained.
The two countries have also paid heed to stepping up economic, trade andinvestment cooperation, resulting in the constantly growing two-way trade, thediplomat stressed.
Two-way trade betweenVietnam and Cambodia hit 10.57 billion USD in 2022, and 7.1 billion USD in thefirst 10 months of 2023. The figure is predicted to reach about 9 billion USDin 2023.
Tang added that there remains ample room and potential for both sides to enhancetourism cooperation as the field has witnessed robust growth with over 880,000Vietnamese tourists visiting Cambodia and over 300,000 Cambodians travelling toVietnam in the first 10 months of 2023./.
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