Phnom Penh (VNA) - Vietnamese Ambassador toCambodia Vu Quang Minh presented his credentials to Cambodian King NorodomSihamoni in Phnom Penh on January 4.
Afterwards, King Sihamoni hosted a reception for Minh, duringwhich the ambassador conveyed compliments and greetings from Vietnamese leadersto the King and Queen Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk.
Minh reiterated President Tran Dai Quang’s invitation to theKing and Queen Mother to pay an official visit to Vietnam.
They also recalled King Sihamoni’s leisure tour of Vietnam inOctober 2015, during which the Cambodian guest was accompanied by theambassador.
King Sihamoni thanked and extended his greetings to Vietnameseleaders. He also thanked President Tran Dai Quang for inviting him to pay anofficial visit to Vietnam and said that he will arrange time to visit thecountry soon.
The King congratulated Minh on his new position and believedthe ambassador will have a successful working tenure in Cambodia and makesignificant contributions to the development of the bilateral relations.
Minh briefed the host on the sound development in thebilateral relationship in various fields such as high-level delegationexchanges, security-defence, trade-investment, culture, education and tourism.
He expressed his hope that the King will pay more attentionto Vietnamese-Cambodian people and enable them to get legal status, thus contributingto the development of Cambodian society.
The diplomat believed that under the leadership of KingSihamoni, Cambodian will continue to thrive with peace and stability, whilerelations between Vietnam and Cambodia will develop strongly.-VNA