In her speech at ceremony marking 50
years of bilateral relations in
President of
Over the past five decades, the cooperative relations between the two
countries has been strengthened and developed unceasingly under the motto
" Good neighbourliness, traditional friendship, comprehensive cooperation,
long-term sustainability "and both sides have always respected each
other's independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Bilateral cooperation have been successful in multiple fields like
economics, society, culture, education, science and trade, Samrin said.
On behalf of the Cambodian people, Samdech Heng Samrin thanked for the
valuable support the Vietnamese Party, State and people have given the
Cambodian people in restoring and building the nation, especially for the major
sacrifices of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers who helped liberate the Cambodian
people from the Cambodian genocide on January 7, 1979.
In a recent interview with the Vietnamese media on the occasion of the
50th anniversary of Vietnam-Cambodia ties, Deputy Prime Minister and
Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has described the past half a century as a
period of paramount importance in the history of relations between Vietnam and
Cambodia.
He stressed that bilateral ties have stood the test of time despite historical
ups and downs.
"Vietnam-Cambodia relations have grown in a multitude of areas.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Cambodia Thach Du told a Phnom Penh-based Voice
of Vietnam correspondent that both countries should work harder to elevate
two-way trade from US$3 billion at present to US$5 billion in the time ahead.
"Vietnamese and Cambodian businesses should intensify marketing and trade
promotion programs. A new trade agreement to place the deal on cross-border
goods and service exchanges signed in 2001 will help enhance bilateral trade
ties,” Ambassador Du said.
Source: VOV
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