Friday, March 02, 2007

VN-Cambodia press release during Triet's visit

Vietnam and Cambodia issue press release

VNA
Highlight of the press release:
  1. Triet is grateful that Cambodian leaders (from the King down to the government leaders) for providing legal support to Vietnamese immigrant in Cambodia, enabling them to set up residency and livelihoods.
  2. Development Triangle is acknowledged by Triet.
  3. Carefully avoid talking about border issues.

Vietnam and Cambodia issued a joint press release in Phnom Penh on March 1 concerning Vietnamese State President Nguyen Minh Triet's official visit to Cambodia which began on February 27.

The press release says:

"King Preah Bat Samdech Preah Baromneath Norodom Sihamoni warmly welcomed Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet and his senior official entourage, featuring a demonstration of traditional friendliness, neighbourliness and fine comprehensive co-operation between the two countries. The King hosted a national banquet to welcome President Nguyen Minh Triet and other Vietnamese delegates.

"During the talks held at the Royal Palace, President Nguyen Minh Triet and King Norodom Sihamoni exchanged views regarding the traditional friendship and effective co-operation between Vietnam and Cambodia and discussed issues of mutual concern.

"President Nguyen Minh Triet visited Buddhist Supreme Patriarch Samdech Tep Vong.

"President Nguyen Minh Triet met with Senate President Samdech Chea Sim, National Assembly Chairman Samdech Heng Samrin and Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen. These meetings took places in an atmosphere of cordial friendship, solidarity and mutual understanding.

"President Nguyen Minh Triet and Cambodian leaders expressed their satisfaction at seeing the Vietnamese and Cambodian people's joint efforts to preserve and boost their close friendship and expand their co-operation in many fields. The leaders asserted determination to cement and forge the two countries' traditional friendship, neighbourliness, and comprehensive and mutually-benefiting co-operation. The two sides also informed each other of their own countries' socio-political developments.

"King Norodom Sihamoni and other Cambodian leaders highly valued the socio-economic gains that the Vietnamese people and government have recorded during their renovation process and course of international integration as well as their endeavours to raise Vietnam's role and prestige in the region and the world at large. The Cambodian leaders expressed thanks to the assistance offered by the Vietnamese people and Government to Cambodia, especially in the areas of education, human resource development and infrastructure construction.

"President Nguyen Minh Triet congratulated the Cambodian people for their socio-economic achievements made under the clear-sighted leadership of King Norodom Sihamoni, particularly the implementation of the Royal Cambodian Government's Quadrangle Strategy which has helped maintain sustainable economic growth, eliminate poverty and narrow the development gaps between Cambodia and other regional countries.

"President Nguyen Minh Triet expressed his deep gratitude towards King Norodom Sihamoni, King Father Norodom Sihanouk and King Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk, and the Royal Government and people of Cambodia for providing overseas Vietnamese with legal support enabling them to set up residency and livelihoods in the host country as expats from other countries.

"President Triet and King Norodom Sihamoni appreciated the results of the official visit to Cambodia by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on December 18-19, 2006, and the fourth Summit Meeting of the Prime Ministers of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam on the Development Triangle in Da Lat city, Vietnam, on December 4-5, 2006, saying they contributed to the improvement of living conditions of people in the area.

"The two sides agreed that the results of the eighth session of the Vietnam-Cambodia Joint Committee for Economic, Cultural and Scientific-Technological Co-operation held in Hue city on October 25, 2006, and the third meeting on co-operation and development of border provinces of Cambodia and Vietnam held in Long Xuyen town, southern An Giang province, on December 25, 2006 helped to boost friendship and comprehensive co-operation between the two countries.

"The two sides expressed their pleasure at the co-operation at international and regional forums, stressing that international relations should be based on the United Nations Charter, five principles of peaceful co-existence and international laws, and affirmed their further co-operation within the framework of the United Nations, the Non-Alignment Movement (NAM), the G-77 Conference, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the Asia Co-operation Dialogue (ACD), the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), the Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Co-operation Strategy (ACMECS), and other international and regional forums.

"During his stay in Cambodia, President Triet laid wreaths at the Independence Monument and the Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Monument, and visited several economic-cultural establishments in Phnom Penh and Siem Riep cities. President Triet and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen attended the Cambodia-Vietnam Business Forum.

"President Triet expressed his thanks to King Norodom Sihamoni, leaders, Royal Family and people of Cambodia for their hospitality to the Vietnamese delegation.

"President Triet invited King Norodom Sihamoni to pay a visit to Vietnam at an appropriate time. King Norodom Sihamoni thanked and accepted the invitation with pleasure. The time of the visit will be arranged through the diplomatic channel."

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Triet is friendly with his servants like Hun Sen, Chea Sim, Heng Samrin and Tep Vong. With Cambodian people, he praised good meeting with King who has no power at all in Cambodia.

King is under enforcement of Hun Sen, and he is a tool to calm down Khmer's sentiment toward VN's expansionism.

While sweet words from this meeting uttered: Khmer Krom monks are harrased and killed, actress and worker union leader are humiliated to death....what Hun Sen government is doing?

Absolutelty, serving the master Triet and stepping on head (killing) of innocent Khmers...

From Ho Chi Minh to Triet, Cambodian people will never been deceived by any ugly tactics of VN. Untill CPP is not in power, Cambodian people can believe the honest bilaterial friendship with VN.

Cambodian people needs a change, only change can lead to real freedom...

Anonymous said...

Why bother be a King if your just a lame duck? Don`t understand these Norodom family. Highly educated, but can`t out smart a peasant, one-eyed guy. The King is like those old folks at Wal-mart. GREETERS. Like to greet everyone at the airport. The king`s job is a greeter. LOL.

Anonymous said...

Excellent, this called for a
quarterly meet to maintain and re-
enforce our relationship between
the two best friends.

Anonymous said...

Maybe this is the last Khmer king.
He is not married and no children.
Bati