Ambassador Nguyen Huy Tang (centre) presents certificates of merit to representatives of Vietnamese people in Cambodia at the gathering on January 6. (Photo: VNA) The event also saw the presence of officials from someVietnamese provinces bordering Cambodia such as Tay Ninh, Dong Thap, An Giang,and Kien Giang.
In his remarks, Ambassador Nguyen Huy Tang highlighted achievementsby the two countries in 2022 and applauded efforts by Vietnamese businesses andKhmer people of Vietnamese origin in Cambodia to surf difficulties andobtain encouraging results.
Those efforts have substantially contributed to thedevelopment of the countries’ partnerships in all fields, he opined.
In 2023, Cambodia will host the 32nd SoutheastAsian Games (SEA Games 32) and the general elections. The two countries shouldproactively seize opportunities, overcome challenges, and coordinate closelywith their domestic agencies, all-level authorities, and sectors to continue improvingbilateral connections in all aspects, particularly economy, in order to createnew impulses for their relations.
Economic links should become a resource for the “goodneighbourliness, traditional friendship, comprehensive cooperation, andlong-term sustainability” between Vietnam and Cambodia, according to Tang.
The ambassador also voiced his hope that Vietnamese-originpeople in Cambodia will keep upholding solidarity and mutual assistance tosurmount difficulties and improve their lives, comply with Cambodian laws, andcontribute to the homeland as well as the two countries’ relations./.
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