The
Vietnam-Cambodia Legislative Friendship Conference to mark the 45th
anniversary of Vietnam-Cambodia diplomatic ties and Vietnam-Cambodia
Friendship Year 2012 was held in Ho Chi Minh City on August 23.
The
one-day event, co-chaired by Nguyen Sinh Hung, Chairman of Vietnam’s
National Assembly and Samdech Heng Samrin, President of Cambodia’s
National Assembly, was one of a series of activities to enhance ties
between the two neighboring countries.
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| National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung (R) welcomes the Cambodian National Assembly President Samdech Heng Samrin |
While
opening the conference, Chairman Hung said that there is clear evidence
showing the two countries determination to foster and develop
solidarity, friendship and cooperation ties for development in all
fields.
This event
was demonstrated vividly by determination to continue to nurture and
develop solidarity, friendship, cooperation and development in all
areas in the two countries, he added.
For his
part, President Samdech Heng Samrin said the conference is a political
event of profound significance and constitutes a vivid manifestation of
the solidarity, close friendship and firm and long-term cooperation
between the two people.
He took the occasion to thank the Vietnamese Party, State and people for their great assistance to Cambodia.
He said he
is happy with the growing traditional friendship and cooperative ties
with Vietnam. “Cambodia always sees Vietnam as a good neighbor, a good
friend, a good brother and a good partner,” he said.
Delegates
to the event talked about the relationship and cooperation between the
two countries, legislative bodies, as well as the relationship between
the People’s Councils and the NA delegations of localities sharing the
common border line.
The
conference also heard a report on the trade and investment cooperation
between the two countries. Both sides will strive to develop bilateral
trade over the next five years. Currently, more than 100 projects in
Vietnam are licensed in Cambodia in various fields with a total
investment capital of more than US$2.2 billion.
A joint
statement affirmed the two legislative bodies’ commitment that
Vietnamese and Cambodian National Assemblies support the view of the
Government of the two countries to further strengthen bilateral
cooperation as well as to discuss regional and international issues.
The
meeting also confirmed the commitment of the two legislative bodies of
Vietnam and Cambodia with the governments and people of ASEAN member
countries to build a strong ASEAN solidarity, respect and mutual
support, mutual interests and harmony between national interests and
the interests of the community, and contribute to the common objective
of peace, security, cooperation and development.
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| Le Thanh Hai, HCMC Party Secretary ( second from R ) and Le Hoang Quan, Chairman of HCMC People's Committee (R) met with Cambodian youth attending the Conference of the National Assemblies of Vietnam and Cambodia |
Delegates
at the conference agreed to better implement cooperation agreements
signed between the two NAs on July 22, 2012 in Hanoi; maintain exchange
of high-ranking delegations; further accelerate activities of the two
countries’ friendship parliamentarians groups; and closely cooperate in
international and regional inter-parliamentary forums and jointly
monitor the implementation of economic, social, cultural and
educational cooperation agreements.
Later on
the same day, NA Chairman Hung and his Cambodian counterpart visited
the Vietnam Rubber Research Institute and the Khai Hoan Company under
the Vietnam Rubber Group, in the southern province of Binh Duong.
At the
conference, HCMC Party Secretary Le Thanh Hai reported the good results
in cooperation and investment in various fields between Ho Chi Minh
City and Phnom Penh.
HCMC and
Phnom Penh would do their best to support the two countries stance on
further beefing up bilateral cooperation and exchange of views on
economic and regional issues of mutual concern, he said.
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