Cambodian NA President’s visit to set new milestone in ties with Vietnam: Ambassador
The coming official visit to Vietnam by President of the Cambodian National Assembly (NA) Samdech Moha Rathsapheathika Thipadei Khuon Sudary is a new milestone in the continued development of substantive and effective cooperation between the two countries, said Vietnamese Ambassador to Cambodia Nguyen Huy Tang.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Cambodia Nguyen Huy Tang (Photo: VNA)
Phnom Penh (VNA) – The coming official visit to Vietnam by Presidentof the CambodianNational Assembly (NA) Samdech MohaRathsapheathika Thipadei Khuon Sudary is a new milestone in the continueddevelopment of substantive and effective cooperation between the two countries,said Vietnamese Ambassador to Cambodia Nguyen Huy Tang.
In an interviewgranted to the Vietnam News Agency ahead of the visit from November 30 toDecember 2, Tang said the two countries’ NAs signed the first cooperationagreement in April 2007 during an official trip to Cambodia by then VietnameseNA Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong. The deal provided an important legal basis forthe two NAs to expand ties in the fields related to parliamentary functions.
Relations betweenthe two NAs have been enhanced increasingly and growing strongly as seen infrequent mutual visits at all levels and between their committees; the organisationof thematic conferences, workshops, and experience sharing; assistance in personneltraining and the implementation of bilateral cooperation projects; closecooperation at international parliamentary forums such as the ASEAN Inter-ParliamentaryAssembly (AIPA) and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU); and theintensification of some trilateral cooperation mechanisms among the specialisedcommittees of the NAs of Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam, he said.
The 2007 agreementwas amended and renewed in 2022 to match the situation of the two NAs’relations.
Basing on this document,both sides have worked out many concrete measures to foster collaboration betweentheir specialised agencies while creating favourable conditions for parliamentariansto share law-making, supervisory and decision-making experience. They have alsocoordinated to promote the policies and laws supporting businesses, expatriates,and workers of Vietnam and Cambodia in each other’s countries, and stepped up thejoint supervision over issues of common concern, Tang noted.
The meeting between the Vietnamese and Cambodian labour ministers in Hanoi in April 2023 (Photo: VNA)
He went on to say that the two sides havebrought into play the legislative bodies’ role and existing mechanisms tobolster bilateral relations, grasped people and businesses’ opinions tofacilitate economic, trade, and investment ties, and discussed the legislativebodies’ priority measures in the issuance of policies and laws to assist the twoGovernments to boost economic development and strengthen connections betweenthe countries’ ministries and sectors.
The upcoming visit by Samdech Moha Rathsapheathika Thipadei Khuon Sudary isher first foreign visit as the NA President of Cambodia, and it holds greatsignificance as it takes place amid the positive progress in bilateralrelations.
Notably, the countries workedtogether to hold many meaningful activities celebrating the 55th anniversary of their diplomatic ties and the Vietnam - Cambodia Friendship Yearin 2022, Tang continued.
The diplomat considered the visit by the NAleader of Cambodia as a new milestone helping further consolidate the twocountries’ solidarity, neighbourliness, and friendship; and continue tosubstantively and effectively develop their comprehensive cooperation on thebasis of equality and mutual benefits./.
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Nghia affirmed that this is a milestone of special significance, affirming and honouring the the Vietnamese revolutionary press’s glorious tradition of 100 years of serving the revolutionary cause of the Party, serving the Fatherland, and serving the people.
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Under the leadership of President Ho Chi Minh and the CPV, President Cuong said, the press has been a steadfast force on the ideological and cultural front, rallying the masses to pursue national aspirations.
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The country is willing to participate in collective efforts to promote cooperation and mobilise resources to advance the current priority issues of developing countries, such as trade, investment, infrastructure connectivity, making the most of scientific and technological advances for development, and people-to-people exchanges, Hang said.
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Vietnamese Ambassador to Cambodia Nguyen Huy Tang (Photo: VNA) 
The meeting between the Vietnamese and Cambodian labour ministers in Hanoi in April 2023 (Photo: VNA) 
