About 200 delegates from the two associations andrepresentatives from six Vietnamese and Cambodian border provinces reviewedtheir joint work over the past four years at a conference held in the Cambodianprovince of Svay Rieng.
Both sides agreed to continue realising agreement signed inDecember 2015 to raise public awareness of bilateral friendship andcomprehensive partnership, thwarting plots to divide bilateral friendship byhostile forces, and contributing to strengthening mutual understanding andtrust.
They promised to convene a meeting every two years to reviewthe implementation of the agreements and discuss future activities.
Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Chairwoman of the Cambodia–VietnamFriendship Association Men Sam An said ties between the two peoples,particularly border two-way trade, have become closer.
Chairman of the Vietnam–Cambodia Friendship Association(VCFA) Vu Mao said the VCFA established the Vietnam–Cambodia entrepreneurs’club in Ho Chi Minh City, helped offer health check-ups and treatment to thepoor in Cambodia, as well as provide support for Cambodian students in Vietnam.
Since 2009, the two friendship associations have conducted anumber of visits by businesspeople, leaders of border localities, and former Vietnamesevolunteers.
From January 3-5, VCFA representatives accompanied CambodianPeople’s Party officials to attend a ceremony held in Hanoi marking the 40th anniversary of the southwestern border war and the victory over the Pol Potgenocidal regime.-VNA