Trade expo links Vietnam, Cambodia military firms

The 2013 Vietnam-Cambodia trade fair will commence on November 14 in Cambodia’s capital city Phnom Penh, said a representative from the Defence Ministry at a press briefing on October 18.
The 2013 Vietnam-Cambodia trade fair will commence on November 14 inCambodia’s capital city Phnom Penh, said a representative from theDefence Ministry at a press briefing on October 18.

The trade show aims to consolidate the traditional friendship andsolidarity between the two armies, as well as support Vietnamesebusinesses in trade promotion in Cambodia and other ASEAN countries.

According to the organising board, as many as 200Vietnamese enterprises have registered with more than 300 boothsintroducing high-quality products.

During thefive-day event, art troupes of the two countries’ militaries willentertain fair-goers with nightly musical and dance performances.

In addition, Vietnam ’s Military Hospital 175 in association withCambodia ’s Royal Army Hospital 179 will operate on 300cataract patients.

Statistics provided by the TradeCounsellor at the Vietnamese Embassy in Cambodia show that bilateraltrade between Vietnam and Cambodia has constantly increased, reaching3.3 billion USD last year and 2.6 billion USD in the first nine monthsof this year. The figure for the entire 2013 is estimated at 3.5 billionUSD.-VNA

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