Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (L) and his Thai counterpart Prayut Chan-o-cha meet on the sidelines of the 2nd Mekong-Lancang Cooperation (MLC) Leaders’ Meeting. (Photo: VNA) Phnom Penh (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen XuanPhuc met with his Thai counterpart Prayut Chan-o-cha in Phnom Penh on January10, on the sidelines of the 2nd Mekong-Lancang Cooperation (MLC) Leaders’Meeting.
The two Prime Ministers expressed delight at the developmentof bilateral ties across the fields of politics-diplomacy, investment, trade,security-defence and judicial matters.
They noted that bilateral trade value grew 20 percent in2017 to reach 15 billion USD.
The two sides also coordinated closely at regional andinternational forums such as ASEAN, APEC and GMS.
PM Phuc hailed Thailand’s contributions to promoting cooperationin the Mekong sub-region and in the MLC framework, and asked Thailand to bringinto play its role in ensuring water resource security and sustainable use ofMekong water resource.
The Thai PM said Thailand is ready to work with Vietnam inorganising the summit of the Greater Mekong Sub-region in March.
Discussing measures to further expand the bilateralpartnership, PM Phuc requested that Thailand create more favourable conditionsfor Vietnamese goods to enter its market.
Phuc took the occasion to thank the Thai Government for creatingconditions for the Vietnamese community in Thailand to settle down andcontribute to Thailand’s socio-economic development as well as serve as abridge for Vietnam-Thailand friendship.
On the evening of January 10, PM Phuc and the Vietnamesedelegation left Phnom Penh for home, concluding his trip to Cambodia to attendthe 2nd Mekong-Lancang Cooperation (MLC) Leaders’ Meeting at theinvitation of Cambodian PM Samdech Techo Hun Sen.-VNA
