Xok An accepts to help the deputy chairman of Viettel, the Vietnamese army telco

Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Kampuchea Thmei
Translated from Khmer by Socheata

Xok An, the vice-PM and minister of the Council of Ministers, held a working session with Hong Anh Xung, the deputy chairman of the Vietnamese Viettel Company on 07 September 2009, at the office of the Council of Ministers in Phnom Penh. [KI-Media note: Viettel is owned by the Vietnamese army].

During the meeting, Xok An highly valued the cooperation between Cambodia and Viettel, including the installation of fiber optic cables between Phnom Penh and various provinces to respond to the needs of information technology. This allowed the government to set up an e-government system that was put to work by the city of Phnom Penh, as well as by other provinces. The e-government system was put to use by the city of Phnom Penh to register vehicles, as well as for land registration, etc… Furthermore, the network established between Phnom Penh and various provinces allowed Nida, the government National Information Communication Technology Department, to prepare material and human resources for the setup of the e-government system.

Xok An also underscored the fact that Hun Xen agreed to install videoconference equipments at two locations of the Council of Ministers office.

Hong Anh Xung indicated that Viettel respects all the Cambodian investment law in order to preserve its long-lasting cooperation. He indicated also that not only the Vietnamese investment serves the commercial interest, but it also serves the good relationship between Cambodia and Vietnam as well, as this relationship is a historical one. He added that Viettel will continue to help Cambodia in the electronic field, and the Cambodian army is helped in the electronic field by Viettel also. Viettel will do its utmost so that Cambodians will use its good telephone services which carry a decent price.