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Vietnam, Cambodia agree to promote tourism, sports cooperation

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung held a working session with Cambodian Minister of Tourism Thong Khon in Phnom Penh on May 6 to review bilateral collaboration in terms of delegation exchange and tourism promotion.
Vietnam, Cambodia agree to promote tourism, sports cooperation ảnh 1At the event. (Photo: VNA)

Phnom Penh (VNA) – Minister of Culture, Sports andTourism Nguyen Van Hung held a working session with Cambodian Minister ofTourism Thong Khon in Phnom Penh on May 6 to review bilateral collaboration in terms ofdelegation exchange and tourism promotion.

To boost the work, the twoministers agreed to prioritise the implementation of bilateral cooperationactivities within the framework of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) ontourism cooperation signed between the two ministries and the minutes of the 3rdVietnam-Cambodia Joint Tourism Working Group Meeting in 2022. Enterprises andlocalities of the two sides are encouraged to cooperate in studying and building new andunique tours to serve the needs of tourists from both countries and from thirdcountries, while businesses will get support to participate in tourism fairs organisedby each country.

The two sides agreedto continue implementing measures to strengthen tourism links, connecting theworld heritage sites of Vietnam and Cambodia, creating favourable conditions for international flights between tourist destinations of both countries,as well as those from the third countries. Localities are encouraged to cooperate in connecting seaports between the twocountries.

The two ministers also committed to enhancing the sharing of bestpractices in tourism training and education.

Tourism investmentflows between the two countries will be boosted through forums and events whichaim to promote investment opportunities.

At the working session, the two ministers signed an MoU on tourismcooperation between Vietnam and Cambodia which is intended to push up touristflows between the two countries by promoting cross-border cooperationactivities, facilitating cross-border tourism, and increasing the frequency ofdirect flights between the two countries.

Earlier on May 5, Minister Hung had a meeting with CambodianMinister of Education, Youth and Sports Hang Chuon Naron, during which they exchanged solutions to strengthen cooperation inphysical training and sports.

The two sides signed a cooperation agreement that aims to enhance exchanges and collaboration in terms of physicaleducation and sports between localities in their border areas./.

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