Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (L) welcomes Lt. Gen. Hun Manet, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) and Commander of the Royal Cambodian Army. (Photo: VNA)PM Chinh highly appreciated the outcomes of Hun Manet's recent workingvisit to Vietnam as well as his attendance at the 23rd ASEAN Chiefs of ArmyMultilateral Meeting; and believed that the close cooperation and coordinationbetween the armed forces, especially the two armies, is the foundation for the further development of Vietnam-Cambodia relations.
He stressed that Cambodia’s socio-economic developmentachievements and its successful organisation of the 40th and 41st ASEAN Summits and Related Summits contributed to increasing the country’sposition in the international arena.
The two sides expressed their delight at the positivedevelopment of the bilateral friendship and comprehensive cooperation, in whichdefence cooperation continued to be an important pillar, contributing tomaintaining independence and sovereignty, creating a peaceful and stableenvironment for the development of each country.
Hun Manet said the official visit to Cambodia by PM Chinh and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam contributed to consolidating mutual trust and the fine neighbourliness, traditional friendship, comprehensive cooperation and long-term sustainability between the two countries.
He thanked the Vietnamese Party, State, army andpeople for supporting Cambodia in the past struggle to overthrow the genocidalregime as well as in the present process of national construction and development.
Hun Manet suggested the two countries promote cooperation in infrastructureconnectivity, expand export markets through neighbouring countries to facilitateeconomic development; and coordinate to strengthen ASEAN's solidarity and role in the regional complexion.
Emphasising the traditional close friendship between the armies and people of Vietnam and Cambodia, which has been nurturedby generations of leaders and people of the two countries, PM Chinh expressedhis hope that Hun Manet, in his role as head of the Youth Wing of the CambodianPeople's Party (CPP) Central Committee, will pay attention to directing and increasing exchanges and connection between young leaders of the two nations, actively contributing to preserving, consolidating and developingthe bilateral friendship and cooperation./.
Hun Manet suggested the two countries promote cooperation in infrastructureconnectivity, expand export markets through neighbouring countries to facilitateeconomic development; and coordinate to strengthen ASEAN's solidarity and role in the regional complexion.
Emphasising the traditional close friendship between the armies and people of Vietnam and Cambodia, which has been nurturedby generations of leaders and people of the two countries, PM Chinh expressedhis hope that Hun Manet, in his role as head of the Youth Wing of the CambodianPeople's Party (CPP) Central Committee, will pay attention to directing and increasing exchanges and connection between young leaders of the two nations, actively contributing to preserving, consolidating and developingthe bilateral friendship and cooperation./.
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