Phnom Penh (FN), Dec. 22 – The two-day state visit of president of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam Nguyen Xuan Phuc to the kingdom marked the opening of the Viet Nam - Cambodia, Cambodia - Viet Nam Friendship Year 2022, according to the joint statement seen by Fresh News on Wednesday.

“In an atmosphere of solidarity, friendship, mutual understanding and trust, Leaders of both countries briefed each other on the current developments in their respective countries and had in-depth exchange of views on all dimensions of the bilateral cooperation as well as regional and international issues of mutual interests.”

The president arrived in Phnom Penh on 21 December 2021.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc expressed gratitude to Cambodian king Norodom Sihamoni, Cambodian Leaders and the Cambodian people for the warm hospitality extended to the Vietnamese high level delegation.

Cambodia praised the great achievements that the nation and the people of Viet Nam have recorded in the course of national reform, construction and development, and wished the Vietnamese people, under the leadership of the Communist Party of Viet Nam, to successfully implement the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress, for a more prosperous Viet Nam with an increasingly important role and position in the region and the world.

“The two sides expressed satisfaction over the comprehensive, close-knit, increasingly substantive and effective development of the Viet Nam - Cambodia cooperation over the past 55 years, which have brought substantial benefits to the peoples of the two countries. Despite the COVID19 pandemic, political ties between the two countries have been continuously strengthened through maintaining exchanges of high-level delegations, face-to-face meetings, phone calls and virtual discussions, while ensuring the continued effective operation of the bilateral cooperation mechanisms.”

Building on the tradition of mutual assistance in difficult times, the two sides have closely coordinated and provided regular mutual support in a timely and effective manner in the fight against the COVID19 pandemic.

Cambodia and Vietnam have established diplomat ties since 24 June 1967, but was ended in March 1970. In January 1979 after Cambodia was liberated from the Khmer Rouge Regime, both sides decided to restore the relations. In March 2005, the relations were upgraded to good neighbourliness, traditional friendship, comprehensive cooperation, and long-lasting peace and stability between the two countries for the mutual benefits of the two peoples.

Cambodia-Viet Nam bilateral trade reached more than USD 5 billion in 2020 and approximately USD 7 billion in the first eight months of 2021.

From 1994 to 2021, Vietnamese's FDI inflow to Cambodia was 88 projects, worth approximately USD 2.56 billion. Vietnamese's FDI inflow to Cambodia was worth approximately USD 89.4 million in the first 10 months of 2021.
=FRESH NEWS