On the occasion, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc sent a letter ofcongratulations to King Norodom Sihamoni, while Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh extended his greetings to Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen.
National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue also extended his congratulations to President of the Cambodian Senate Samdech Say Chhum andPresident of the Cambodian National Assembly Samdech Heng Samrin.
In these congratulatory messages and letters, the CPVCentral Committee and senior leaders of Vietnam lauded key achievements thatCambodia has reaped in the past nearly seven decades as well as the country’seffective COVID-19 control, positive outcomes in socio-economic recovery and development, and successful organisation of commune/ ward council elections in June this year.
The Vietnamese leader also highly appreciated Cambodia'srole and important contributions as the Chair of the Association ofSoutheast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly(AIPA) in 2022, serving the building of a peaceful, stable and prosperous ASEANCommunity.
They believed that Cambodian people will obtain new andgreater achievements in the cause of national safeguarding, construction anddevelopment.
Expressing their delight at the growth of the nations’ good neighbourliness,traditional friendship, comprehensive cooperation and long-term stability, the CPVCentral Committee and senior leaders said the sides have well coordinatedactivities in the Vietnam-Cambodia and Cambodia-Vietnam friendship year to markthe 55th anniversary of their diplomatic relations.
Vietnam will work with Cambodia in protecting, preservingand nurturing the bilateral relationship in order to bring benefits to theirpeople, for peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region and theworld, they remarked.
On the occasion, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui ThanhSon sent a congratulatory letter to Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister andMinister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn./.