Vietnam wants Cambodia to ensure welfare of people of Vietnamese origin


Floating houses on the Tonle Sap River in Phnom Penh. — Photo courtesy of Vũ Quang Minh, Ambassador of Việt Nam to Cambodia

HANOI (Vietnam News/ANN): The Vietnamese foreign ministry has called on Cambodian authorities to ensure the welfare of people of Vietnamese origin, after Phnom Penh last week ordered the eviction of many households in floating villages on the Tonle Sap River.

The spokesperson for the ministry Lê Thị Thu Hằng made the statement on Thursday in Hanoi in response to questions over the fate of Vietnamese households affected by Phnom Penh’s decision.

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