The Royal Government of Cambodia on December 12 evening publicised a press release on the official visit to Vietnam on December 11-12 by Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet as soon as the leader concluded the visit.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (L) and Prime Minister Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet inspect the guard of honour. (Photo: VNA)
Phnom Penh (VNA)🍸 – The Royal Government of Cambodia onDecember 12 evening publicised a press release on the official visit to Vietnamon December 11-12 by Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet assoon as the leader concluded the visit.
The Cambodian Government praised the results of the visit and emphasised the commitment between theleaders of Vietnam and Cambodia in strengthening, expanding, andcultivating the traditional friendship for the benefits of the two nations, the region, and the world. In the press release, the spokesperson unit of the RoyalGovernment of Cambodia reviewed activities within the framework of the two-dayvisit, especially talks and meetings between the Cambodian Prime Minister andVietnamese leaders. It affirmed the great achievements of the visit in allaspects from politics and diplomacy to economy, investment, and trade. At the meetings with Vietnamese leaders, Cambodian PM Hun Manet affirmed that with the consistent foreign policy of theRoyal Government of Cambodia, the Cambodia - Vietnam friendship will continueto be nurtured, strengthened, and expanded at all levels, both in thelegislative and executive bodies, as well as the people-to-people relations for the interests of the two peoples and the two countries. Speaking at the press conference on the evening of December12 in Phnom Penh, Tain Jean-Fransois, Minister Delegate attached to the PrimeMinister in charge of foreign affairs and international cooperation, said thatduring the visit, PM Hun Manet affirmed Cambodia's consistent foreign policy is to maintain thetraditional friendship, solidarity, comprehensive and long-term cooperationbetween the two sides. According to the minister, in 2022, Cambodia-Vietnam tradereached over 10 billion USD. The leaders of the two countries hope to double the figure to 20 billion USD by 2030. In addition, the two countriesare also accelarating the progress of a project that connects the Phnom Penh-Bavet Expressway and Ho Chi Minh City - Moc Bai Expressway. The Cambodian PM also suggested Vietnamese leaders strengthencooperation in other important fields, especially the trilateral tourism cooperation between Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos, as well as the border issue between Cambodia andVietnam. The Vietnam visit is the second foreign trip andthe first to an ASEAN country by Cambodian PM Hun Manet since he took office onAugust 22. It aimed to strengthen and expand cooperation between Cambodiaand Vietnam on the occasion of the 56th anniversary of their diplomatic relations./.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Cambodian counterpart Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet on December 12 attended the Vietnam-Cambodia investment and trade promotion forum within the framework of the latter’s official visit to Vietnam.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and visiting Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet on December 12 had a conversation with lecturers and students of the Foreign Trade University (FTU), one of the high-quality human resources training centre of Vietnam which has trained many Cambodian students.
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Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien on December 12 held a working session in Hanoi with Cambodian Minister of Commerce Cham Nimul and Minister of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation Hem Vandy, on the occasion of an official visit to Vietnam by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet.
The official visit to Vietnam on December 11 - 12 by Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet has come under the spotlight of the media in Cambodia, which stressed the mutual assistance throughout history and the sustainable friendship between the two neighbouring countries.
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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (L) and Prime Minister Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet inspect the guard of honour. (Photo: VNA) 
