President greets Cambodian foreign minister

President Tran Dai Quang hosted a reception on June 22 for Cambodian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn, who is on an official visit to Vietnam.

At the meeting, the State leader highlighted Cambodia’s security and political stability, high economic growth rate, improved living standards and elevated position in region and the world under the reign of King Norodom Sihamoni and the leadership of the Senate, the National Assembly and the Government.

The neighbourly friendship, solidarity and multi-faceted cooperation between Cambodia and Vietnam have also been consolidated and strengthened, bringing pragmatic interests to their people, he said.

The President urged the two countries’ foreign ministries to join hands with each other in organising practical activities marking the 50 th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties (June 24, 1967) to educate younger generations about the relationship.

Applauding outcomes of the talks between the foreign ministers of Vietnam and Cambodia, the host expressed his belief that cooperation orientations charted during the meeting will help bolster the two ministries’ partnership as well as the bilateral ties between the two countries.

President Tran Dai Quang asked the minister to convey his invitations to King Norodom Sihamoni and leaders of the Cambodian Senate, National Assembly and Government to visit Vietnam.

Prak Sokhonn said President Tran Dai Quang’s recent State visit to Cambodia has contributed to consolidating the bilateral relations in a more sustainable fashion.

The minister said his Vietnam visit aims to demonstrate the Cambodian Government’s resolve to step up the friendship and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries.

He told his host that he and Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh had reached consensus on a number of practical measures to enhance economic and trade links and cross-border cooperation, as well as to increase mutual trust. They also compared notes on the exchange of high-level visits by the two countries’ leaders.

PM requests promoting Vietnam-Cambodia cooperation mechanisms

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Cambodian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhon.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has requested promoting the Vietnam-Cambodia Joint Committee on Economic, Cultural, Scientific and Technological Cooperation mechanism and the conference on cooperation and development among Vietnamese and Cambodian border provinces.

Hosting a reception in Hanoi on June 22 for Cambodian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhon, Phuc expressed his delight at the regular exchange of all-level visits, extended links across the fields of trade, investment and tourism and vibrant cooperation between ministries, agencies and localities of Vietnam and Cambodia.

The PM hailed the outcomes of talks between the Cambodian foreign minister and Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and suggested the two foreign ministries hold events celebrating the 50 th founding anniversary of bilateral ties (June 24) in various forms, thereby educating young generations about the tradition of friendship, solidarity and mutual support fostered by predecessors.

He also asked the Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation to assist in removing difficulties faced by Vietnamese nationals living in the country, particularly those related to their legal status, so that the overseas Vietnamese can have a stable life and contribute to the host country’s socio-economic development and the friendship between the two countries.

The host urged increasing cooperation between the two countries in multilateral frameworks, particularly the ASEAN, noting his hope that Cambodia would continue to express its stance together with ASEAN member states on the East Sea issue, with a view to consolidating ASEAN’s role in regional security as well as the ASEAN Community.

Sokhon, for his part, said his visit is to push forward bilateral friendship and solidarity, as well as all-around links between Vietnam and Cambodia.

He informed his host that the two foreign ministers have agreed to intensify extensive ties between the two countries and hold celebrations for the 50 th anniversary of diplomatic ties next year.

Cambodian FM keen on increased ties with Vietnam

The two FMs.

Cambodian Senior Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhon pledged to further strengthen cooperation between the two foreign ministries during his talks with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh in Hanoi on June 22.

The talks were part of the official visit of the Cambodian minister to Vietnam from June 21-23 at the invitation of Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh.

The two foreign ministers shared the view that the recent State to Cambodia by President Tran Dai Quang has contributed to strengthening and lifting the bilateral relationship to a new height.

They agreed to coordinate closely to make thorough preparations for visits by the two countries’ leaders and continued exchange of visits in the foreseeable future.

As 2017 marks the 50 th founding anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties, both sides vowed to work closely with ministries, agencies and localities to hold celebrations.

Host and guest expressed their delight at the rapid and effective development of bilateral links across the fields from politics-diplomacy and national defence-security to economy, trade and investment, as well as the effective operation of cooperation mechanisms, including the 14 th meeting of the Vietnam-Cambodia Joint Committee on Economic, Cultural, Scientific and Technological Cooperation.

They hailed the two countries’ agencies for overcoming difficulties to accelerate the progress of planting border markers, adding that the work should be completed as soon as possible to build a borderline of peace, friendship, sustainable cooperation and development.

Deputy PM Minh asked Cambodia to provide all possible support for Vietnamese nationals living in the country, contributing to reinforcing the traditional neighbourly friendship between the two countries.

He also suggested the Cambodian Foreign Ministry offer more favourable policies to Vietnamese investors in Cambodia, including granting certificates of land use and concluding negotiations on the double taxation avoidance agreement, toward lifting two-way trade to 5 billion USD.

The two sides agreed to maintain close cooperation and coordination of viewpoints at regional and global forums, while increasing collaboration with other ASEAN member states to consolidate ASEAN’s solidarity, unity and central role, for the sake of peace, security, stability and cooperation in the region and the world.

On the East Sea issue, the two sides shared the view that disputes should be solved by peaceful means without using or threatening to use force in line with widely-accepted principles of international law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), while abiding to the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC) and working towards the early formulation of a Code of Conduct in the East Sea (COC).

Both sides also committed to continue working closely together and with other members of the International Mekong River Commission to ensure the sustainable management and use of Mekong River water resources and promote Mekong – Lancang cooperation.

VNA