A meeting was held in Ho Chi Minh City on Nov. 5 to celebrate the 57 th anniversary of Cambodia ’s Independence Day (Nov. 9).

Addressing the function, President of the HCM City ’s Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Association Truong Minh Nhut and Cambodian Consul General Sam Samouth shared the same view that Vietnam and Cambodia have seen constantly-developed solidarity, friendship and cooperation.

Nhut said that along with relations between the two countries, cooperation between HCM City and Cambodian localities has been continually developed in many areas. Cooperation projects between the city and Phnom Penh have been carried out in favourable conditions.

Nhut congratulated the Cambodian people on their achievements in socio-economic development, national defense and foreign affairs over the past years and expressed his wish that under the leadership of the Royal Government, Cambodia would continue gain greater achievements and raise its position in international arena./.