Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong (L) hold talks with Cambodia’s King Norodom Sihamoni (Photo: VNA) In his message, the Vietnamese Party chief saidhe believes after his State visit to Cambodia from July 20-22, the bilateraltraditional friendship, neighbourliness, and comprehensive, sustainable andlong-term cooperation will develop to a new height for the sake of their peopleas well as peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region andbeyond.
He hoped Cambodia will reap more significantachievements in the cause of national building and defense.
Hoang Binh Quan, member of the Party CentralCommittee and head of the Central Committee’s Commission for ExternalRelations, told the press that the visit to Cambodia by Party General SecretaryNguyen Phu Trong is an important historical milestone in the bilateral relationsas it took place in the year the two countries are celebrating 50 years of theirdiplomatic ties.
Furthermore, in the context of regional andglobal complicated developments, the visit demonstrates the soundneighbourliness, traditional friendship, comprehensive, sustainable andlong-term cooperation between Vietnam and Cambodia, he said.
The two countries are aware that assistance during the past years is invaluablethat should be preserved and promoted, he said.
Built on the solid and broad cooperative foundation forged over the past 50years, the two sides agreed to make greater efforts to lift their relationshipto the next level, reinforce trust, and promote their cooperation in a deep,practical and efficient manner, he stressed.
“In any circumstances, Vietnam and Cambodia must always be good, sincere, andfaithful neighbours having close-knit ties, and all-faceted, efficient andconcrete cooperation,” the official said.
He added that for the first time, the twocountries’ Ministers of Foreign Affairs signed a joint statement enhancingVietnam-Cambodia friendship and all-around collaboration in the witness of theVietnamese Party chief, the Cambodian Prime Minister and other leaders.
The joint statement mentions major orientationsfor developing the bilateral relations in all fields in the coming time alongwith solutions to addressing some existing problems.
On the occasion, thetwo sides inked a number of cooperation documents, including an agreementframework on connecting Vietnam-Cambodia economies; a protocol on coordinationin regular rescue in the land border areas; a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)on cooperation to develop hydropower projects and trade of electricity; and aMoU on building Cambodia’s e-government.-VNA
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