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Cambodian PM to preside over launch of Vietnam – Cambodia market

Cambodian PM to preside over launch of Vietnam – Cambodia border market

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has said that he will preside over the inauguration of Cambodia-Vietnam border market in Tbong Khmum province, which was his former battlefield in 1971.
Cambodian PM to preside over launch of Vietnam – Cambodia border market ảnh 1Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (Photo: freshnewsasia)
PhnomPenh (VNA) - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has said that he willpreside over the inauguration of Cambodia-Vietnam border market in Tbong Khmumprovince, which was his former battlefield in 1971.

Today, it is no longer a place to fight, it is a market. Borders ofCambodia-Thailand and Cambodia-Vietnam are now enriched with skyscrapers,industrial zones, and special economic zones, he added.

During a meeting with Vietnam’s permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binhlast week, Hun Sen called on the two countries to promote bilateral cooperationand facilitate border trade, contributing to a two-way trade to 5 billion USDnext year./.
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