PHOM PENH — The Vietnamese and Cambodian Prime Ministers reached a consensus on all contents for increasing bilateral co-operation in the future at their talks in Phnom Penh yesterday.
The talks came after an official welcome ceremony Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen held for his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Tan Dung on the latter's official visit to Cambodia.
The two PMs showed their satisfaction at the developments in the two countries' relationship and expressed their determination to bring co-operation to a new level.
After evaluating the results of previous meetings of Vietnamese and Cambodian leaders, the two Prime Ministers agreed to increase visits at all levels.
They also agreed to boost bilateral co-operation in areas of high potential, including trade, investment, banking, power energy, mining, oil and gas, industrial crops, and transport.
The PMs consented to encourage trade, services and co-operation between localities, especially in the shared border areas.
They also agreed to continue working together in the areas of security and defence and reinforcing co-operation in combating terrorist activities, trans-national crimes, smuggling, and drug and human trafficking.
They reaffirmed that they would not allow any hostile forces to undermine the countries' relationship by using one's territory to harm the other's security.
The two leaders expressed their resolve to speed up land border demarcation and border marker planting in order to finish the work before the end of 2012. In addition, they exchanged views on ways to promote co-operation in ASEAN and sub-regional co-operative mechanisms.
Dung said he was pleased to visit Cambodia again and congratulated the Cambodian people on their achievements in developing the country and the country's growing position and prestige in the regional and international arena.
He spoke highly of the conditions Cambodia has created for overseas Vietnamese to stabilise their lives and do business.
Hun Sen highly valued Viet Nam 's role as the ASEAN Chair in 2010 as well as the country's successful organisation of the 17th ASEAN Summit and related meetings.
He took the opportunity to express his wishes for a successful 11th National Party Congress that Viet Nam will hold in early 2011.
The Cambodian leader praised Vietnamese investors in particular for raising direct investments in Cambodia at a time when many countries around the world met with difficulties in foreign investment due to the global financial crisis.
Following the talks, the two PMs witnessed the signing of a payment agreement between the State Bank of Viet Nam and the State Bank of Cambodia.
During his stay in Cambodia, Dung will attend the sixth Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam Summit (CLV 6), the fifth Cambodia-Laos-Myanmar-Viet Nam Summit (CLMV 5), and the fourth meeting of the Ayeyawadi-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Co-operative Strategy (ACMECS 4).
Viet Nam a ‘good friend'
Dung was later warmly welcomed by King Norodom Sihamoni on his official visit to Cambodia. The king emphasised: "Cambodia has been lucky to have such a good friend in Viet Nam".
Sihamoni expressed his hope that bilateral relations would be lifted to a new level for the benefit of both countries.
He concluded by asking Dung to convey best regards from his father Norodom Sihanouk to General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Nong Duc Manh, President Nguyen Minh Triet and other Vietnamese leaders.
In his meeting with Senate President Chea Sim, Dung highlighted the traditional relations enjoyed by the two countries. He said that efforts to strengthen solidarity, traditional friendship and comprehensive co-operation played an important role in the development of both nations and contributed to peace, stability and co-operation in Southeast Asia and the world.
The Cambodian Senate leader, who congratulated Viet Nam for its development achievements, said Cambodia greatly appreciated close ties with its neighbour.
Chea Sim also appreciated co-operation between the two countries' border provinces, and said the two Governments should speed up planting of markers to meet the 2012 deadline.
"The Cambodian people engrave in their hearts the sacrifice of lives and blood by Vietnamese volunteers in their noble international mission during Cambodia's struggle against the genocidal regime, as well as in their national reconstruction and development," he said.
In a meeting with National Assembly President Heng Samrin of Cambodia, Dung expressed his satisfaction with the recent developments in relations between the two countries' legislative bodies, which was demonstrated by their support in regional and international forums.
The Vietnamese leader thanked the Cambodian National Assembly and its president for strongly backing Viet Nam in its capacity as the president of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly 2010.
Meanwhile, Heng Samrin praised Viet Nam for successfully holding the AIPA-2010 meeting and the 17th ASEAN Summit. He emphasised that Viet Nam's profile had risen internationally as a result.
In the afternoon, Dung paid floral tributes to Cambodia's fallen soldiers at the Monument of Independence and Vietnamese martyrs at the Monument of Vietnamese Volunteers. He visited the Phnom Penh office of the Bank for Investment and Development of Cambodia, a joint-venture with Viet Nam, and the Vietnamese embassy.
Prime Minister Hun Sen and his wife also held a party in Dung's honour. — VNS
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