Hanoi looks to strengthen cooperation with Phnom Penh
Hanoi (VNA) - Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee
Vuong Dinh Hue said on August 12 that the capital hopes to expand cooperation with its Cambodian counterpart
Phnom Penh.
During a working session with Cambodian Ambassador to Vietnam Chay Navuth, Hue highlighted the long-lasting friendship and comprehensive and
effective cooperation between the two countries, expressing his belief that Hanoi-Phnom
Penh relations will be even stronger in the time to come.
He suggested the ambassador and the embassy further promote investment
cooperation between the two localities and create favourable conditions for
enterprises from Hanoi in particular and Vietnam in general to effectively
invest and operate in Cambodia.
Hanoi will continue enhancing the exchange of delegations, investment
cooperation, and people-to-people exchanges through the Party and fatherland
front channels with Phnom Penh and other Cambodian localities, Hue said.
It is willing to support and facilitate the activities of the embassy and Cambodian
investors in the city, he added.
For his part, the ambassador praised the achievements of Vietnam and Hanoi in curbing
the spread of COVID-19.
He thanked the Vietnamese Party, Government, and people for medical supplies presented
to his country in recent times, saying they have contributed significantly to its
efforts to fight the disease.
He said he hopes Phnom Penh and Hanoi as well as the two countries will soon resume trade
once the pandemic is under control.
According to the Hanoi Department of Planning and Investment, the capital is
home to four projects from Cambodian companies with investment totaling 1.46
million USD. Thirty-four projects worth about 825 million USD from Hanoian
enterprises, meanwhile, have been granted investment licenses in Cambodia, primarily
in the fields of construction, trade, transport, mining, agriculture, and
forestry./.