PM hosts Deputy Prime Minister of Cambodia

At the reception, Chinh emphasized that the historic victory of Dien Bien Phu is a common victory of the three countries Vietnam - Laos – Cambodia, and that Vietnam always appreciates the valuable assistance of generations of leaders and people of Cambodia and Laos for the revolutionary cause of the Vietnamese people.

Vietnam always gives high priority to consolidating and strengthening the traditional friendship and comprehensive cooperation with Cambodia in all fields, he affirmed.

The PM also said Vietnam wishes to work closely with Cambodia and other countries in the Mekong River basin to use, manage, protect and sustainably develop the Mekong River on the basis of the 1995 Mekong Agreement and other regulations of the Mekong River Commission, ensuring harmony of interests of riverine countries for the sustainable development of the basin as well as the interests of communities there.

He expressed hope that the Cambodian side would continue to remove difficulties for Cambodian people of Vietnamese origin to stabilize their lives, integrate into the country, and act as a bridge of friendship between the two countries.

He also expected the royal government of Cambodia would continue to create favourable conditions for Vietnamese firms to invest and do business in the country.

Savoeun for his part affirmed that the Dien Bien Phu victory is an important event for all three countries of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. He stressed that Cambodia attaches importance to promoting relations with Vietnam, considering solidarity a common victory for the two countries.

Both host and guest shared the view that Vietnam - Cambodia relations have recently developed strongly in all fields. The two sides maintain the exchange of high-level delegations at all levels, and trade cooperation is a bright spot in bilateral relations, with two-way trade turnover reaching nearly US$3 billion in the first three months of 2024, up 14% year on year.

The two sides agreed to increase delegation exchanges; promote effective implementation of reached agreements; and foster economic cooperation and connection, especially along the common border. They vowed not to let hostile forces use one country’s territory to harm the other’s security and interests.

They also agreed to make a greater effort to work on the remaining 16% of the workload on border demarcation and marker planting in order to build a border of peace, friendship, cooperation and sustainable development between the two countries.