Vietnamese, Cambodian provinces sign cooperation pact
Chairman of the People’s Committee of southwestern Tay Ninh province Pham Van Tan and Mayor of Cambodia’s Kampongcham province Kouch Chamroeun on October 27 signed a new cooperation agreement between the two localities for 2018-2022.
Leaders of Tay Ninh and Kampongcham sign the cooperation pact (Source: nhandan.com.vn)
Tay Ninh (VNA) – Chairman of the People’s Committee of southwesternTay Ninh province Pham Van Tan and Mayor of Cambodia’s Kampongcham provinceKouch Chamroeun on October 27 signed a new cooperation agreement between thetwo localities for 2018-2022.
The agreement, based on the ninthjoint statement on cooperation and development between Vietnamese and Cambodianborder provinces approved by the two governments on March 15, 2017, aims topromote potential and strengths of the two provinces and consolidate theircomprehensive cooperation.
Speaking at the signing ceremony,Tan said that the old agreement, inked on September 17, 2012, was provedeffective, thus helping boost socio-economic development in the two provinces,and build a borderline of peace, friendship, cooperation and development.
Under the newly-signed pact, TayNinh and Kampongcham will intensify relations in all fields. Specifically, theywill continue encouraging and creating favourable conditions for theirenterprises, holding trade fairs and expos and regularly sharing information toaddress arising matters.
In the agro-fishery-forestryfield, the provinces will strengthen cooperation in human resources training andin the protection of wild animals and forests, actively share information on diseases to prevent the spread of diseasesin plants and animals, and exert efforts to stop the illegal transportation,trading and processing of forestry and aquatic products, and endangeredanimals.
Tay Ninh and Kampongcham willalso coordinate in preventing the trading of counterfeit and low-quality goods,particularly food and foodstuff and medicines, in stopping plots to disturb andharm social order and security in the two localities, and in searching for andrepatriating remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers who died during war inKampongcham.-VNA
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Leaders of Tay Ninh and Kampongcham sign the cooperation pact (Source: nhandan.com.vn) 
