Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan, flanked by Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Chairwoman of the Cambodia-Vietnam Friendship Association Men Sam An (L) and Chairman of the Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Association Vu Mao (R), speaks at the meeting with the Cambodian delegation on October 8 (Photo: VNA)HCM City (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City is proud to havecontributed to the growth of Vietnam-Cambodia relations in all fields,Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan told aCambodian delegation on October 8.
The visiting delegation, led by Deputy PrimeMinister and Chairwoman of the Cambodia-Vietnam Friendship Association Men SamAn, was in HCM City to attend the fourth Vietnamese-Cambodian people’scooperation and friendship meeting, held in HCM City and Binh Duong and BaRia-Vung Tau provinces from October 7 – 12.
Nhan said the meeting marked the 50th foundinganniversary of the countries’ diplomatic ties this year.
The Party, State and people of Vietnam,including HCM City, are committed to nurturing the traditional friendship withCambodia, benefiting the two peoples and contributing to peace and developmentin the region and the world, he noted.
He said his city has enhanced cooperation withsectors and localities of Cambodia through delegation exchanges, tourism, tradeand investment promotion programmes, and charitable activities supportinglow-income people in Cambodia.
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Deputy PM Men Sam An said under the twocountries’ agreements, the Cambodia-Vietnam Friendship Association has carriedout several cooperation activities with Vietnam.
She pledged to join her association in steppingup people-to-people diplomatic activities and educating younger generations onthe time-honoured solidarity between the two nations.
Meanwhile, Chairman of the Vietnam-CambodiaFriendship Association Vu Mao asked HCM City to continue cooperation activitieswith Cambodia, including assisting Cambodian students in the city andincreasing friendship exchanges between youths of the two nations.-VNA
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