Phnom Penh (VNA) – Cambodia’s national news agency AKP on February 8 published an article highlighting the state visit by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) To Lam and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation to Cambodia on February 6, stressing that the trip is expected to create fresh momentum for the comprehensive development of bilateral relations between the two Southeast Asian neighbours.
The article devoted extensive coverage to the talks between General Secretary To Lam and President of the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) Samdech Techo Hun Sen, which took place immediately after the official welcome ceremony held with full honours at the Royal Palace.
During the meeting, Samdech Techo Hun Sen warmly welcomed General Secretary Lam and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation, and highly appreciated the timing of the state visit, which came shortly after the successful 14th National Congress of the CPV. He underlined that the visit clearly demonstrated the importance the CPV and the Vietnamese leadership attach to relations with Cambodia.
For his part, General Secretary Lam briefed the CPP leader on the outcomes of the congress, as well as Vietnam’s development goals and orientations for the 2026–2030 period. He reaffirmed that the congress’s Resolution continues to underscore Vietnam’s consistent foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, peace, cooperation and development, and multilateralisation and diversification of external relations.
Within this framework, the Party and State of Vietnam place special importance on and give priority to fostering the good neighbourliness, traditional friendship, comprehensive cooperation and long-term sustainability with Cambodia, on the basis of mutual respect for independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity and legitimate interests.
At the meeting, both sides emphasised that Party-to-Party relations serve as the guiding foundation for the overall Vietnam – Cambodia relationship. They affirmed that the meeting between the CPV Politburo and the Standing Board of the CPP Central Committee was of great significance, helping to build a solid political foundation, orient bilateral ties and address specific issues of shared concern.
The AKP article also noted that both sides shared the view that the global and regional situation is undergoing rapid, complex and unpredictable changes that affect all countries, including Vietnam and Cambodia. Against this backdrop, the two Parties and States agreed on the need to further strengthen solidarity, coordination and mutual support.
Beyond the top-level Party meeting, the Cambodian newswire reported that during other engagements during the visit, the two sides pledged to strengthen economic connectivity, particularly in transport infrastructure, energy, digital transformation, and industrial processing and agricultural supply chains, by tapping complementary strengths of the two economies.
The article highlighted their agreement to step up investment, trade and tourism promotion activities, striving to raise bilateral trade to 20 billion USD in the coming period. Both sides also pledged to enhance cooperation in education, training and human resources development while building new cooperation frameworks to tighten linkages.
AKP further mentioned ongoing efforts by the Vietnam – Cambodia Joint Border Committee to build a land border of peace, stability and development.
The two sides also agreed to intensify cooperation between Party agencies, the parliaments, ministries, sectors and localities, particularly border provinces, while promoting people-to-people exchanges and maintaining security and stability along the border.
At the multilateral level, Cambodia and Vietnam agreed to closely coordinate and support each other at regional and international forums, especially within ASEAN and Mekong sub-regional cooperation mechanisms, with a focus on sustainable water resource management and climate change response.
Concluding the article, AKP expressed confidence that the state visit would open a new phase in Vietnam – Cambodia relations, marked by higher political trust and deeper, more extensive cooperation, creating intertwined strategic interests across multiple field./.
