PM Le Minh Hung welcomed the visit, describing it as a vivid manifestation of the longstanding tradition of bilateral solidarity, friendship and close ties between Viet Nam and Cambodia, as well as among the three armies.
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Prime Minister Le Minh Hung (right) and Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense General Tea Seiha |
Recalling positive impressions of his first official visit to Cambodia as head of the Vietnamese Government, the PM said he is confident that Cambodia will continue to maintain its peace and stability, achieve prosperity and further elevate its global role and standing under the reign of King Norodom Sihamoni and the leadership of the Senate, National Assembly and Government.
He praised the two defense ministries for proactively carrying out the understandings and agreements reached by high-ranking leaders, keeping national defense-security ties a key pillar of the relationship.
The Vietnamese Government consistently offers full support to increasingly close, substantive and effective collaboration between the two defense ministries and armies, he said.
He proposed that both sides step up exchanges on strategic issues and attach importance to personnel training, particularly specialized and each other’s language training. They should also speed up land border demarcation and marker planting, border management, and connectivity of border infrastructure and gates. He urged the two sides to make it easier for companies, including defense firms, to expand cooperation and keep coordinating the search for, collection and repatriation of remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who died in Cambodia during wartime.
Tea Seiha, in reply, congratulated Viet Nam on its broad achievements in recent years under the leadership of the Communist Party of Viet Nam. He also praised PM Le Minh Hung’s recent official visit to Cambodia, saying it created new impetus to comprehensive cooperation between the two countries.
He thanked Viet Nam for its support in training and medical treatment in recent years. Cambodia will work closely with Viet Nam to carry out cooperation agreements and plans between the defense ministries, particularly those concerning policy consultations, logistics cooperation, and exchanges between young officers, he said.
The two sides will also coordinate preparations for Friendship Year 2027, which marks the 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties. The activities are meant to educate the public, particularly the youth, about their good neighborliness, traditional friendship, comprehensive cooperation and long-term sustainability, he said.
Source: VNA