Vietnam, Cambodia NA agencies look to foster collaboration
National Assembly (NA) General Secretary and Chairman of the NA Office Nguyen Hanh Phuc met Cambodian NA Secretary General Leng Peng Long in Siem Reap, Cambodia on January 14.
National Assembly (NA) General Secretary and Chairman of the NA Office Nguyen Hanh Phuc (R) meets Cambodian NA Secretary General Leng Peng Long (Photo: VNA)
Siem Reap (VNA) – National Assembly (NA) General Secretary and Chairman of theNA Office Nguyen Hanh Phuc met Cambodian NA Secretary General Leng Peng Long inSiem Reap, Cambodia on January 14.
Phuc, who isaccompanying NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan to Cambodia to attend the 27th Annual Meeting of the Asia-PacificParliamentary Forum (APPF-27), lauded Cambodia’s preparations for the event andappreciated the warm welcome of the Cambodia’s NA and Senate.
He expressed his belief that the APPF-27 will be a success, affirming the role and risingposition of Cambodia in the regional and world arena.
Showing hisdelight at the growing partnership between the legislative bodies of Vietnamand Cambodia, he noted that the two sides are working together to realize the cooperationagreement signed in 2012 and regularly exchanging high-ranking delegations.
An agreementon cooperation signed in 2009 by Vietnam’s NA Office and Cambodia’s NASecretariat created an important legal framework for their collaboration, saidPhuc.
For hispart, Leng Peng Long briefed his guest of the socio-economic situation ofCambodia and legislative work in 2018.
He said thatin the future, the two sides should increase the exchange of researchdelegations to learn from each other’s experience in enhancing the capacity of supportingagencies.
Phuc andLeng Peng Long agreed that over the years, many practical cooperationactivities have been carried out effectively, especially in the 2011-2015period when the two sides completed a project to supply a computer system tothe Cambodian NA Secretariat and Senate. Each year, Vietnam has helped Cambodiain personnel training.
Phuc pledgedthat Vietnam will continue supporting Cambodia in IT personnel training,including developing database management officials, and enhancing the capacityof trained officials.
Leng PengLong told Phuc that Cambodia hold a ceremony to mark the 40th anniversary of victory over the Pol Pot genocidal regime on January 7,stressing that Cambodia highly values the support of Vietnam in the past and atthe present and will continue working hard to promote the ties between the twocountries.
At themeeting, the two sides also discussed measures to speed up the construction of theCambodia National Assembly building – a gift from the Party, State and peopleof Vietnam.-VNA
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National Assembly (NA) General Secretary and Chairman of the NA Office Nguyen Hanh Phuc (R) meets Cambodian NA Secretary General Leng Peng Long (Photo: VNA) 
