The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang and Cambodian localities have joined hands to ensure social order in border area.(Photo: VNA)
Kien Giang (VNA) – The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang, and fiveCambodian localities of Kep, Kampot, Preah Sihanouk, Koh Kong and Phnom Penhhave enjoyed sound cooperation cross the fields of agriculture, aquaculture,trade, healthcare, education, culture-sports, tourism, and defence-security.
Chairman of the provincial People Committee Pham Vu Hong said that thecollaboration has made significant contributions to the socio-economicdevelopment of each sides as well as the special friendship between the twocountries in general and between Kien Giang and the Cambodian provinces andcity in particular.
The parties have joined hands to ensure security and order along the borderareas to build a shared border of peace, friendship, cooperation andsustainable development.
Remarkable achievements have seen in border trade, with total import-exportrevenue recorded at over 414 million USD from 2015. Kien Giang province shippedmore than 202 million USD worth of products to the Cambodian localities, andsplashed out 211 million USD to purchase coal, frozen seafood, and foodadditives from Cambodia.
Leaders from Kien Giang and Cambodia localities hold regular meetings to removebottlenecks in border issues in the spirit of solidarity, friendship and mutualunderstanding.
Also, they delivered greetings and held exchanges on the occasion of eachother’s national holidays while facilitating cross border travel and trade.
In the coming time, they will push forwards with activities under the signeddeal to help each other maintain political stability, develop the economy andstabilise local livelihoods.
The two sides vowed to intensify partnership for economic, social and culturaldevelopment, and for maintaining peace, stability, social order and security inborder areas and at sea.
Thesides will bolster coordination to raise public awareness of illegal fishing inforeign waters while working to combat trade fraud and smuggling.-VNA
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