
Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception for hisCambodian counterpart Samdech Techo Hun Sen on the sidelines of the WorldEconomic Forum on ASEAN (WEF ASEAN 2018) in Hanoi on September 13.
Duringthe meeting, the Vietnamese Government leader again warmly congratulated thevictory of the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) during the election of the sixth National Assembly on July 29.
He stressed that the victory highlights the belief of Cambodianpeople in the country’s fate led by the CPP and that it will motivate the newgovernment to continue implementing policies towards building a peaceful,stable and prosperous nation.
PM Phuc affirmed thatVietnam’s leaders and people sincerely wish that the Cambodian people willcontinue to achieve great milestones, contributing to raising the country’s roleand position in the region and across the world.
For his part, PM Hun Sen warmly congratulated Vietnam on the success of the WEFASEAN 2018, and expressed his appreciation of Vietnam’s great achievements in nationaldefence and construction. He stressed that the strong growth of Vietnam’seconomy in the recent past has created a spillover effect, contributing topromoting Cambodia’s development as well.
The two sides agreed to strengthen cooperation, especially in the field ofeconomy and trade, while stressing the necessity to sign the Vietnam-Cambodiaborder trade agreement as soon as possible.
They applauded efforts made by bothsides in implementing the border demarcation and marker planting, and agreed todirect the JointCommittee for Land Border Demarcation and Marker Planting to increasemeetings in order to solve difficulties, towards an early completion of this importantwork.
PM Phuc highlighted that the two countries’ authorities have made great effortsin licensing legal documents to Vietnamese Cambodians, proposing that theCambodian side apply flexibly relevant regulations to practically support VietnameseCambodians and thus helping them live stably in Cambodia.
The leaders unanimously agreed to closely coordinate in organising activitiesto celebrate the 40th anniversary of Cambodia’s victory over the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime (January 7, 1979-2019), aiming to raise awareness of the two countries’people of the Vietnam-Laos-Cambodia combatant solidarity and the significance of this historical event.
PM Phuc took the occasion to invite his Cambodian counterpart and spouse to payan official visit to Vietnam. Cambodian PM Hun Sen thanked and happilyaccepted. –VNA