PhnomPenh (VNA) – Cambodia has asked for Vietnam’s coordination to ensureuninterrupted cross-border transport of goods amid the COVID-19 epidemic.
In a letter sent to the Vietnamese Embassy in Phnom Penh, the Cambodian Ministryof ForeignAffairs and International Cooperation said the entry of Vietnamese andCambodian citizens into Vietnam will be suspended from 23:59 on March 20 to avoidinconvenience related to medical quarantine requirements.
However, diplomatic and official passport holders of the two countries will not be subject to the restriction, it said.
The Cambodianside also asked local authorities of the two nations to work together in order toaccelerate the repatriation of all Cambodian citizens (if any) who are putunder medical quarantine in Vietnam./.