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NA Chairrman Nguyen Sinh Hung meets with Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni on the occasion of his official visit to Cambodia. Hung stressed the Vietnamese people attached importance to relations with Cambodia and would do their best to constantly develop bilateral ties.— VNA/VNA Photo Nhan Sang

Assembly Chairman meets King and Prime Minister of Cambodia

September, 19 2011
VNS

PHNOM PENH — Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung last Saturday met Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni and paid a courtesy visit to Prime Minister Hun Sen as part of his official visit to Cambodia .

Meeting with King Norodom Sihamoni, Hung stressed that the Vietnamese Party, State, National Assembly and people attached special importance to relations with Cambodia and would do their best to constantly develop bilateral ties following the motto "Good neighbours, traditional friendship, comprehensive co-operation and lasting sustainability", which was agreed by the two countries' leaders.

Hung conveyed best regards from Vietnamese Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, State President Truong Tan Sang and Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung to King Norodom Sihamoni, former King Norodom Sihanouk and the Queen Mother.

King Norodom Sihamoni expressed his admiration at Viet Nam' s great achievements in the recent past and thanked the Vietnamese Government and people for their precious support and assistance to the Cambodian people.

The Cambodian king expressed his wish that friendship and co-operation between the two countries would further develop for the prosperity of the two nations.

At his meeting with Prime Minister Hun Sen, Hung said that in his talks with National Assembly President Heng Samrin, the two sides had agreed to further boost friendship and co-operation between the two legislative bodies and co-ordinate to actively support their governments in national construction and defence.

Hun Sen highly appreciated Viet Nam's investment projects in Cambodia many of them in the fields of information technology, telecommunications, mining, aviation, banking and insurance services, contributing to Cambodia's socio-economic development, as well as boosting friendship and co-operation between the two countries.

The Cambodian PM pledged to continue to create favourable conditions for Vietnamese investors in Cambodia and take measures to help overseas Vietnamese to continue to stabilise their lives and production.

The same day, Hung visited the offices of the Bank for Investment and Development of Viet Nam (BIDV) and the Viet Nam Rubber Group in Cambodia. He also met with representatives of the Vietnamese community in Phnom Penh.

He expressed his joy at the increasing number of Vietnamese investment projects in Cambodia . About 700 enterprises are investing in many key industries, contributing to developing the local economy, generating jobs and assisting overseas Vietnamese.

Meeting with Vietnamese

Hung said the Party and State always paid special attention to the Vietnamese community in Cambodia while meeting with representatives of Vietnamese living in six southern Cambodian provinces at the Vietnamese Consulate General in Sihanoukville province yesterday.

He spoke highly of great contributions made by overseas Vietnamese in Cambodia during the revolutionary cause under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

Vietnamese in Cambodia should integrate deeper into the society, abide by the law and respect the customs of the country, he said.

Hung expressed his belief that the Vietnamese community in Cambodia would uphold the tradition of patriotism, solidarity and mutual assistance to build a stable life in their second homeland, helping to foster the friendship and solidarity between the two nations.