Consul General Vu Ngoc Ly (right) presents gifts to Vietnamese Cambodians in Preah Sihanouk city. (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese representative agencies inCambodia will continue keeping a close watch on Cambodia’s plan of relocating floatinghouses, fish farming rafts and illegal floating works on the Mekong River passing throughPhnom Penh and the Vietnamese community situation, and work with the Khmer – Vietnamese Association in Cambodia tosupport affected people, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang has said.
During the ministry’s regular press conference heldvirtually on June 10, Hang said Vietnam has paid due attentionto Cambodia’s plan which was announced on June 2 and involves works of Vietnamese Cambodians there.
Vietnam understands Cambodia’s socio-economic development,landscape and environment protection policies, she said, expressing her wish thatthe relocation will be carried out with a reasonable and feasible roadmap, with resettlementareas equipped with key infrastructure being provided for affected residents tohelp them stabilise lives and ensure their access to social welfare services, she said.
According to the spokeswoman, the Vietnamese representative agencies incollaboration with the Khmer – Vietnamese Association in Cambodia have helpedVietnamese households move to new areas in line with the Cambodian Government’spolicy and they have begun settling down.
During a bilateral meeting with Cambodian Minister of ForeignAffairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn on June 7, Vietnamese Minister of ForeignAffairs Bui Thanh Son suggested Cambodia continue dealing with the legal status of Vietnamese Cambodians, ensure their rights and access to welfareservices when performing socio-economic policies, create favourable conditionsfor affected residents to stabilise their lives, maintain or change to other jobs,and access key services.
Earlier, on June 4, Vietnamese Ambassador to Cambodia Vu QuangMinh visited Vietnamese Cambodians in relocated areas. The Foreign Ministry’sState Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs and the Vietnamese Embassy inCambodia worked with Cambodia authorities and asked them to offer practicalsupport to resettled residents, thus ensuring their legitimate rights.
Hang added that the Cambodian side took note of Vietnam’sproposals and affirmed that the Cambodian Government will continue creatingfavourable conditions for Vietnamese students, and enterprises studying and doing bussiness, and Vietnamese Cambodians stablyliving in the country./.
