PHNOM PENH, Nov 7 (Vietnam News/ANN): Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will pay an official visit to Cambodia from Tuesday (Nov 8) and attend the 40th and 41st Asean Summits and related Summits from Nov 10-13, at an invitation of his Cambodian counterpart Samdech Techo Hun Sen – the Asean 2022 Chair.
On the occasion, Standing Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu granted an interview to the media on the significance of the visit as well as Vietnam’s role, position in Asean and its contributions to the Asean Community building.
Vu and other top officials highlighted that this is the first official visit to Cambodia by Chinh in his role as the Prime Minister, and it holds great significance in various aspects.
The visit takes place in the Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Year 2022 in celebration of the 55th anniversary of the establishment of bilateral diplomatic ties, and marks the official resumption of comprehensive cooperation following the Covid-19 pandemic, especially in economics, trade and tourism.
In addition, as this year Cambodia is the host of Asean conferences and those between Asean and its partners, and Vietnam is assuming several important multilateral posts, this visit offers an opportunity for the two leaders to exchange views and stances on regional and international issues and support each other at multilateral forums, stated Vu.
According to him, cooperation in economics, trade and investment, and border, security and defence collaboration will be further stepped up after the visit.
One of the highlights of Chinh’s trip will be the Vietnam-Cambodia trade, investment promotion forum during which the two leaders are scheduled to deliver speeches, showing the two Governments’ special attention to the business communities and their determination to make economics-trade-investment a pillar in the bilateral relations. - Vietnam News/ANN
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