Long Binh-Chrey Thom Bridge. (PhotoVNA) The inaugural ceremony, which took place inKandal, saw the attendance of Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc andhis Cambodian counterpart Samdech Techo Hun Sen along with tens of thousands ofpeople living in the two countries’ shared border lines.
PM Phuc highlighted the accomplishments inbilateral cooperation, including positive outcomes in economics, trade,investment, security-defence, culture, education and tourism.
He noted that the collaboration betweenVietnamese and Cambodian localities, especially cross-border ones, has beenenhanced.
The PM stressed the significance of the bridge,saying that it will become the shortest route connecting Cambodia’s Phnom Penhcapital with Vietnam’s borderline, thereby promoting bilateral trade andcontributing to poverty reduction in disadvantaged border areas.
The two PMs agreed that the bridge is not onlysignificant in terms of economy but also politics, culture, society, securityand defense, and described it as a symbol of solidarity, friendship and soundcooperation between Vietnam and Cambodia.
PM Hun Sen took this occasion to thank theVietnamese Government and people for supporting Cambodia to escape from theKhmer Rouge genocide regime.
At present, Vietnam still assists Cambodia inthe cause of national building and sustainable development, he added.
The construction of Long Binh – Chrey ThomBridge commenced in January 2014.
The Vietnamese Government provided a creditpackage worth 18.76 million USD to help the Cambodian government build thebridge.
This is the second biggest transport project inCambodia following the construction of Highway 78 using the VietnameseGovernment’s preferential credit.
The inauguration of the bridge also marks thetwo countries’ efforts to complete the land border demarcation and markerplanting.-VNA
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