Cambodian province views Vinh Long as important partner
Governor Oum Reatrey of the Cambodian province of Banteay Meanchey has said Vietnam’s Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long is an important partner of his province in a variety of important sectors.
Officials of Vinh Long and Banteay Meanchey provinces pose for a group photo on January 17. (Photo: VNA)
Vinh Long (VNA) – Governor Oum Reatrey of the Cambodian province of Banteay Meanchey has said Vietnam’s Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long is an important partner of his province in a variety of important sectors.
The Cambodian delegation visited and offered Tet (Lunar New Year) greetings to the Party organisation, administration, and people of Vinh Long on January 17.
He said Vietnam and Cambodia boast a long-standing friendship, noting that he believed the friendship and cooperation between the two nations' people, including between the two provinces, will keep developing sustainably.
Emphasising the traditional relations between Vietnam and Cambodia, Chairman of the Vinh Long People’s Committee Lu Quang Ngoi said to help strengthen the two countries’ ties, Banteay Meanchey and his province signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on development cooperation in 2011 and then MoUs for 2012 - 2016 and 2017 - 2022.
He highlighted local socio-economic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic, adding that Vinh Long, home to about 22,000 Khmer people – equivalent to 2.2% of its population, has properly implemented the Party and State’s ethnic minority-related policies to help the Khmer ethnic group improve their material and spiritual lives.
The host expressed his hope that the “good neighbourliness, traditional friendship, comprehensive cooperation, and long-term sustainability” between Vietnam and Cambodia, including between the two provinces, will continue to flourish./.
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The Vietnam Embassy in Cambodia, Khmer-Vietnamese Association, and Sacombank Cambodia on January 11 gave Lunar New Year (Tet) presents to Cambodians of Vietnamese origin with disadvantaged circumstances living in Phnom Penh.
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Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Manh Cuong highlighted ASEAN’s nearly six decades of development, during which the region transformed from division to harmony, from confrontation to cooperation, and from poverty to dynamic growth, becoming a global bright spot for regional cooperation.
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Over the past five decades, the Vietnam - Angola relationship has grown steadily, marked by political trust and close bonds between their Parties, States, Governments, and peoples, said Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son.
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Vietnamese State President Luong Cuong and Angolan President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço met with the press right after concluding their talks and witnessing the signing of seven cooperation agreements between the two countries in Luanda on August 7.
State President Luong Cuong stressed the fraternal ties between Vietnam and Angola as a shared invaluable asset. It serves as a solid foundation for both countries to enter a new phase of development, further foster political trust and mutual support between the two Parties and States, and deepen the solidarity and mutual understanding between their people.
At the dialogue, both sides expressed satisfaction with the intensive and extensive development of bilateral relationship since it was elevated to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership last year.
Officials of Vinh Long and Banteay Meanchey provinces pose for a group photo on January 17. (Photo: VNA) 
