Officers of the Soc Trang Military High Command and the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces pose for a photo at the working session on July 17 (Photo: VNA)Soc Trang (VNA) – Officers of the Military HighCommand of southern Soc Trang province had a working session with visitingrepresentatives of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces on July 17, stressing that thelocality always respects the two countries’ bilateral traditional friendshipand all-round cooperation.
Col. Tran Van Lau, head of the command, informedthe Cambodian delegation of local socio-economic developments and defence-securitysituation, especially ethnic minority and religious policies, in the first halfof 2018.
The province has implemented ethnic andreligious policies well, particularly in rural areas inhabited by Khmer ethnicpeople. While the socio-economic developments and defence-security situationhave been maintained, sustainable poverty reduction models have also beenexpanded, thus helping to improve locals’ material and spiritual life, henoted.
He affirmed that Soc Trang always treasures thesound neighbourliness, traditional friendship, and comprehensive andsustainable cooperation between Vietnam and Cambodia. It will work harder topromote the people-to-people diplomacy and solidarity between the two peoples.
For his part, Lt. Gen. Yong Mao, deputy head ofthe Royal Cambodian Armed Forces’ development agency, said their working visitto Soc Trang was an occasion to enhance the fine cooperation between the two countriesand affirm their time-honoured solidarity.
He thanked Vietnam, the Vietnam People’s Armyand Soc Trang province for helping Cambodia get out of the Khmer Rougegenocidal regime, voicing his hope that bilateral relations will become evenstronger and reap more achievements in the future.-VNA
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