Vietnam, Cambodia promote defense cooperation

Gen. Don thanked the Cambodian Ministry of Defense for supporting Vietnam to organize the Trade Fair 2017 and congratulated the Cambodian people on their success in building and protecting the country. Over the past years, the Vietnamese units under Military Regions (MR) 7 and 9 have held many twinning activities with the units along the border of Cambodia, contributing to protecting border areas and creating favorable conditions for the people of the two countries to develop production. He asked the units in the border areas between Vietnam and Cambodia to better coordinate in the twinning activities in the future as well as promote cooperation in various fields such as trade and investment to help develop the economies of both country.

For his part, Gen. Pol Saruon thanks Vietnam for its help in the struggle for national independence and building the country of Cambodia, as well as informed the Vietnamese side of the current situation in the country. He affirmed that Cambodia would continue creating favorable conditions for Vietnamese enterprises, especially military ones to operate effectively in Cambodia.

* Earlier, a Vietnamese delegation, led by Gen. Don, offered incense at the Monument of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Translated by Lam Anh