PM Pham Minh Chinh (R) welcomes Cambodian Deputy PM Men Sam An in Hanoi on June 24. (Photo: VNA) PM Chinh welcomed his guest, whorepresented the Cambodian Government to attend and deliver remarks at a Hanoi ceremonymarking the 55th founding anniversary of the countries’ diplomaticties earlier the same day, and appreciated her major contributions to bilateralrelations.
He expressed his delight at the recentprogress in the friendly neighbourliness and comprehensive cooperation betweenthe two countries.
Bilateral trade grew 19% year on yearin the first five months of 2022 to 5.44 billion USD; the number of Vietnamesetourists to Cambodia topped 46,000 in the first quarter, making Vietnam the largestsource of foreign visitors there; and cooperation in defence, security,education - training, and transport has been promoted. With border demarcationand marker planting completed on about 84% of the countries’ joint landborder, the two sides are striving to deal with the remaining 16% so as tobuild a borderline of peace, friendship, cooperation, and sustainable development,according to Chinh.
The PM highly valued the coordinationto successfully organise the celebration of the 45th anniversary of SamdechTecho Hun Sen’s path to topple the Pol Pot genocidal regime on June 20.
The ceremony, held in the border areasof Binh Phuoc and Tbong Khmum provinces under the chair of the two PMs, and theone marking the 55th anniversary of diplomatic relations on June 24helped raise Vietnamese and Cambodian people’s awareness and sense of responsibilitytowards the enhancement of the countries’ good neighbourliness, traditionalfriendship, and comprehensive, sustainable, and long-term cooperation, he said.
Men Sam An, who is also Minister ofthe National Assembly - Senate Relations and Inspection of Cambodia, VicePresident of the Cambodian People’s Party, and Chairwoman of the Cambodia -Vietnam Friendship Association, congratulated the Vietnamese Government andpeople for the enormous and all-round achievements obtained under the CommunistParty of Vietnam’s clear-sighted partnership.
She highly valued the development ofbilateral ties for the past more than 50 years and acknowledged the solidarityand great assistance from the Vietnamese Party, State, army, and people to theCambodian people in the struggle to topple the genocidal regime in the past aswell as national development efforts at present.
The Deputy PM also pledged that shewill continue doing her utmost to help nurture the two countries’ friendship.
PM Chinh wished Men Sam An contribute more to the countries’ comprehensive cooperation, and support andcreate conditions for Vietnamese citizens and businesses along withVietnamese-origin people in Cambodia, thereby helping with local socio-economicdevelopment and the two countries’ connectivity./.
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