President Nguyen Xuan Phuc leaves Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on December 21 morning for a State visit to Cambodia (Photo: VNA) Phuc’s entourage includes Minister of Public SecurityGeneral To Lam, Minister of National Defence Gen. Phan Van Giang, Deputy PrimeMinister Le Van Thanh, and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son, amongother officials.
This is the first visit to Cambodia by Phuc as President ofVietnam, making him the first high-ranking Vietnamese leader to officiallyvisit Cambodia during the past two years since the outbreak of the COVID-19pandemic.
The visit aims to implement the 13th National Party Congress’spolicy for external relations. It takes place in the context that thetraditional friendship, solidarity, and comprehensive cooperation betweenVietnam and Cambodia continue to develop robustly, despite many impacts of the epidemic.
The two countries have regularly conducted meetings at both high level and lower levels. Even in the context of the COVID-19pandemic, their leaders continue to maintain online contacts.
The State visit to Cambodia of President Phuc is also one of the first eventsto start a series of activities to celebrate the Vietnam - Cambodia and Cambodia- Vietnam friendship year and the 55th anniversary of the establishment of thecountries’ diplomatic relations (June 24, 1967 - 2022).
It is also an opportunity for leaders of the two nations toevaluate the results of bilateral cooperation over the past time; exchange anddiscuss ways for promoting the ties in the future; and talk about regional andinternational situations of their mutual interests./.
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