VN-Cambodia ties keep growing: NA

HA NOI — Viet Nam-Cambodia ties are still growing, contributing to the achievements of both peoples, National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong said yesterday to a visiting Cambodian delegation.
The delegation of the Cambodian National Assembly’s Commission for Foreign Affairs, International Co-operation, Information and Media was led by its head, Cheang Vun.
During their nine-day visit, starting from Thursday, the Cambodian officials will also attend the conference on the role of the National Assembly in enhancing friendly relations and co-operation for development in border areas of Viet Nam, Laos and Cambodia to be held in Kon Tum.
Trong said the traditional relations and comprehensive co-operation between the two countries was a valuable asset of the two nations and should be improved to bring more successes to the national construction and development of each country.
He said the two sides needed to enhance co-ordination to finish work on border demarcation and border marker planting in 2012 as agreed upon. Both also needed to better implement co-operation projects and work more closely together on multilateral forums.
Trong thanked the Cambodian people and Government for their support in searching for the remains of Vietnamese volunteers who died in Cambodia, as well as their care for Vietnamese people living there.
Cheavang Vun conveyed regards from Cambodian high-ranking leaders to Trong and other Vietnamese Party, State and Government leaders.
He said Cambodia’s successes, both past and present, came hand in hand with assistance from the Vietnamese people.
The guest also briefed Trong on the results of his talks with the Vietnamese NA Committee for External Affairs.
He said it was vital to educate the young generations of the two countries about their traditional ties.
Cheang Vun also stressed the importance of strengthening co-operation among external affairs committees in three national assemblies of Viet Nam, Cambodia and Laos. The teamwork would help spur development in border areas, where a large number of ethnic minority people live.
Earlier, the delegation met with Vietnamese counterpart led by its head, Nguyen Van Son.
The two sides agreed to enhance co-operation between the two committees, intensify Government’s supervision on execution of signed programmes and projects and try to mitigate negative impacts of global financial crisis and economic downturn.

Source: VNS