Hun Sen thanks every Vietnamese politicians he meets in Hanoi for their help in putting him in power in Cambodia

NA Chairman, Cambodian PM boost neighbourliness

06/11/2008
VNA (Hanoi)

VietNamNet Bridge – Neighbourliness and comprehensive cooperation were two of the topics in the spotlight during discussions between National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen in Hanoi on November 5.

Trong praised Hun Sen’s outstanding contributions to strengthening and developing the friendship and cooperation between the two countries, after congratulating him on his re-election as Prime Minister of Cambodia for the fourth consecutive term.

“May the cooperation between the two legislative bodies be further promoted along with stronger ties between Vietnam and Cambodia,” emphasised Chairman Trong.

The Cambodian PM Hun Sen affirmed that the main aim of his visit was to strengthen his country’s friendship and comprehensive cooperation with Vietnam.

“Vietnam and Cambodia should make greater efforts to strengthen their traditional friendship and all-round cooperation in the years to come,” said the Cambodian government leader.

He concluded by expressing his thanks to Vietnam for its sincere assistance to the Cambodian people in their past struggles and during their current goal of national construction and development.

PM mulls Somchai meeting

Wednesday, 05 November 2008
Written by Sam Rith and Cheang Sokha The Phnom Penh Post

Hun Sen may meet Thai PM for private talks in Vietnam

PRIME Minister Hun Sen is considering holding private talks with Thai Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat during his upcoming visit to Vietnam, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary of State Koy Kuong said Tuesday.

He added that the meeting, which would come as the two countries grapple over a territorial dispute, would not be on Hun Sen's official itinerary.

"Prime Minister Hun Sen has not scheduled an official meeting with Thai Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat, but [he] may set his own schedule to meet in private with the Thai prime minister for discussions," Koy Kuong said.

Somchai told reporters late Monday that he might have a chance to see Hun Sen during the Ayeyarwady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS) meeting, to be held in Ho Chi Minh City on Thursday and Friday.

The two prime ministers last met in China to discuss tensions along their shared border that erupted in violence last month when Cambodian and Thai troops opened fire on each other near the famed Preah Vihear temple.

A long-standing row over contested border land escalated in July after Preah Vihear was listed as a Unesco World Heritage site, angering Thai nationalists who consider the 11th-century monument as part of Thailand.

Since then, thousands of troops from both sides have massed on the border. Previous negotiations have done little to ease the standoff.

Hun Sen and a high-level Cambodian delegation flew to Vietnam on Tuesday for a five-day trip, which includes the ACMECS strategy session with Laos, Vietnam, Myanmar and Thailand.

Hun Sen adviser Sri Thamarong said Cambodia is also expecting to sign five bilateral agreements with Vietnam, including accords on visa exemptions and trade.

Plans for a railway running between Singapore and Kunming, China, will also be discussed.

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Cambodia, Vietnam to ink agreements on bilateral cooperation

PHNOM PENH, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia and Vietnam will sign five agreements soon in the fields of visa exemption, goods transportation across the border and information exchange of radio stations, said a press release here on Wednesday.

The signing ceremony will be held while Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen visits Vietnam in early November to participate in regional summits, said the press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.

Hun Sen will lead an official delegation to attend the third summit of the Ayeyawady, Chao Phraya, Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS) and the fourth regional summit among Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam, it said.

The delegation will includes the premier's wife Bun Rany, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Hor Namhong, Commerce Minister Cham Prasidh and other senior government officials, it added.

Hun Sen and Bun Rany to pay visit to their Hanoi masters

Hun Sen to perform an official visit to Vietnam

28 Oct 2008
Cambodge Soir Hebdo Translated from French by Luc Sâr Click here to read the article in French

The Cambodian government leader would meet his Vietnamese counterpart during an official visit planned for 4-7 November.

On the invitation of Nguyen Tan Dung, the Vietnamese PM, Hun Sen will visit Vietnam during two summits organized by Hanoi. The first summit, on 4-5 November, is the third ACMECS (Ayeyawady Chaopraya Mekong Economic Cooperation Stategy) summit, the second summit is the fourth CLMV (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam) summit which will be held on 6-7 November. The topics on Hun Sen’s agenda are the exemption of visa for common passports, goods exchange, railroad connection points, cooperation between the Voice of Vietnam radio and the National Radio of Kampuchea, and the information cooperation plan for 2008-2010.

Those who will accompany Hun Sen on his trip are: Bun Rany Hun Sen, Hor Namhong, the minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and Cham Prasidh, the minister of Commerce.