Among the nearly 30 activities in the trip, the inauguration of Cambodia’s new N.A. administrative building in Phnom Penh on November 21 garnered significant attention. Cambodian news agency AKP quoted N.A. President Samdech Khuon Sudary as expressing profound gratitude to the Vietnamese Party, State, and people for their 25 million USD support to construct the building. She emphasized it enhances the local legislative body's capacity to undertake governance reforms, transition toward a digital parliament, and improve the efficiency of its Secretariat’s personnel.
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National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man delivers a speech at the 11th Plenary Session of International Parliament for Tolerance and Peace. |
According to the AKP, the 12-storey establishment, funded by Vietnam, features modern facilities and Khmer-style architecture and will serve various administrative functions, including housing N.A. committees, meeting rooms, and Secretariat offices.
The news agency noted at the inauguration ceremony, the top legislators of Vietnam and Cambodia reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening comprehensive cooperation between the two parliaments, both bilaterally and multilaterally, aligning with the aspirations of their people.
In another article, the AKP described the visit as a step forward in bolstering the countries’ neighborliness, traditional friendship, comprehensive cooperation, and sustainable relations, as well as in promoting Vietnam’s multilateral relations and parliamentary diplomacy for peace and regional stability with Cambodia.
Meanwhile, the Khmer Times ran an article on the sides’ enduring and long-lasting friendship, calling the visit a milestone in enhancing bilateral parliamentary cooperation and deepening ties between the two neighbors.
Another Khmer Times piece on new heights in the nations’ economic and trade cooperation featured analysis by Uch Leang, Acting Director of the Department of Asian, African, and Middle-East Studies under the International Relations Institute of Cambodia at the Royal Academy of Cambodia (RAC). The article highlighted robust trade growth over the past decade and significant investment opportunities.
The RAC researcher expressed his optimism that Cambodia and Vietnam would continue creating favorable conditions for businesses and investors to advance trade and investment. He recommended government agencies proactively propose policies promoting such development, focusing on digital transformation, the circular economy, technology-driven innovation, and experience-sharing.
Source: VNA