Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc welcomes Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (Source: VNA) The two leaders exchanged opinions on cooperation in thefields of economics, defence, culture and education, and agreed to facilitateinvestment and the trading of goods and services between Vietnam and Cambodia.
They also pledged to foster coordination at regional andinternational forums, while proposing specific measures to prevent terrorism,trans-national crime, and smuggling and deal with issues related to security inorder to ensure peace and stability in the region and in each nation.
PM Phuc spoke highly of the two countries’ defencecooperation and asked Cambodia to help speed up the search for and repatriationof remains of voluntary Vietnamese soldiers and experts who died in Cambodia.
Applauding the completion of 84 percent of land borderdemarcation and border marker planting work, he urged both sides to boostnegotiations to seek solutions to existing border-related matters and cooperateclosely in border management so as to build a shared border line of peace,stability, cooperation and sustainable development.
He also asked Cambodia to speed up the process of grantinglegal documents for Vietnamese people in the country.
PM Hun Sen agreed with his Vietnamese counterpart’sproposals, affirming that he will steer Cambodian offices to implement issues relatingto repatriation of soldiers’ remains, border and the overseas Vietnamesecommunity.
He again expressed his profound gratitude for the supportVietnam made to help Cambodia escape from the Pol Pot genocidal regime, as wellas for the contributions made by Vietnamese businesses and investors for thecountry’s socio-economic development.
At the working session, the two sides reached consensus onall discussion issues, thus helping intensify bilateral friendship andcooperation in the time ahead.
The same day, the Cambodian Government leader returned home,concluding his trip to Vietnam.-VNA
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