Kien Giang promotes border trade infrastructure connectivity with Cambodia
The southern border province of Kien Giang has facilitated the implementation of a memorandum of understanding on border trade infrastructure development and connectivity between Vietnam and Cambodia.
Ha Tien International Border Gate in My Duc ward, Ha Tien city, Kien Giang province (Photo: VNA)
Kien Giang (VNA) – The southern borderprovince of Kien Giang has facilitated the implementation of a memorandum ofunderstanding on border trade infrastructure development and connectivitybetween Vietnam and Cambodia.
Ha Tien city and Giang Thanh district have been askedto build a list of border trade infrastructure items, with priority given toconnectivity with Cambodian localities, according to the Vice Chairman of theprovincial People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chin.
Kien Giang has also supported trade promotion and theattraction of investments in border trade infrastructure construction.
Local competent agencies have taken measures tosimplify administrative procedures in order to make it easier for traders andborder residents in customs clearance.
The province has effectively implemented cooperation agreementswith Cambodian localities and joined hands with the Cambodian side in national defenceas well as external affairs in border areas./.
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