Officials welcoming the PM and the delegation at the airport included Cambodian Minister of Tourism Thong Khon, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Soeung Rathchavy, Cambodian Ambassador to Vietnam Chay Navuth, and Vietnamese Ambassador to Cambodia Nguyen Huy Tang.

Cambodian PM Samdech Techo Hun Sen chaired an official welcome ceremony for the Vietnamese leader and his entourage at the Peace Palace in the capital city. The two PMs held talks after that.

Prior to the welcome ceremony, PM Chinh laid wreaths at the Independence Monument, the Statue of King Father Norodom Sihanouk, and the Vietnam - Cambodia Friendship Monument in Phnom Penh.

Aside from the talks with the Cambodian PM, the Vietnamese leader is set to make a courtesy call on King Norodom Sihamoni, and meet with President of the Senate Say Chhum and President of the National Assembly Heng Samrin.

He will also join PM Hun Sen in a Vietnam - Cambodia investment and trade promotion forum, visit some joint socio-economic establishments of the two countries, and meet with representatives of the Vietnamese community there.

This is the first official visit to Cambodia by PM Chinh. The trip, held in the Vietnam - Cambodia Friendship Year 2022, is expected to contribute to promoting the good neighbourliness, traditional friendship, and comprehensive, sustainable and long-term cooperation between the two countries.

The 40th and 41st ASEAN Summits and related meetings including ASEAN +1, ASEAN +3, East Asia Summit, and ASEAN-US summit are scheduled to take place in Phnom Penh from November 10-13, marking the resumption of in-person exchanges and dialogues between the regional leaders after more than two years of interruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This will be an opportunity for the leaders to examine efforts to build the ASEAN Community, strengthen the grouping’s solidarity and centrality, and discuss the relationship between ASEAN and its partners, as well as many other strategic issues regionally and globally.

On this occasion, the second ASEAN Global Dialogue will be also held with the participation of the leaders of ASEAN countries and representatives of international organizations such as the World Bank, World Trade Organization, World Health Organization, International Monetary Fund, and Asian Development Bank to discuss economic recovery efforts in the region and the wider world.

At these meetings, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh are scheduled to make important speeches to share Vietnam’s views and initiatives to strengthen ASEAN’s solidarity, centrality and linkages, promote regional cooperation in areas of mutual interest, and foster relations between ASEAN and its partners. He will also share Vietnam’s views on regional and international issues with a balanced and harmonious approach.

Source: VNA/VOV