Vietnam, Cambodia hold seventh political consultation
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Dung and Secretary of State of the Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Soeung Rathchavy co-chaired the seventh Vietnam-Cambodia political consultation via videoconference on October 21 to discuss bilateral ties as well as regional and global issues of shared concern.
Hanoi (VNA) - Deputy Minister of Foreign AffairsNguyen Quoc Dung and Secretary of State of the Cambodi𓃲an Ministry of ForeignAffairs and International Cooperation Soeung Rathchavy co-c♐haired the seventhVietnam-Cambodia political consultation via videoconference on October 21 todiscuss bilateral ties as well as regional and global issues of shared concern.
Both sides shared the view that amid the COVID-19pandemic, the two sides have made efforts to maintain all-level exchanges and meetings in variousforms, and effectively made use of bilateral cooperation mechanisms.
Two-way trade in the first eight months of this year saw good growth to reacღh 6.65 billion USD, doub♛ling the figure of the same period last year. Vietnam remained among five biggest investors inCambodia with 188 projects worth over 2.85 billion USD.
The two sides agreed to step up trade and economicrecovery post-pandemic, enhance national defence-security cooperation, improvethe efficiency of border management and collaboration in education, informationand communications, culture-sports and people-to-people exchange. They pledged to work closely together to seek solutions to the issue of legal papers for Cambodians of Vietnamese origin and ensure the smooth relocation and resettlement of Cambodians of Vietnamese origin in the Tonle Sap region. Both sides agreed to coordinate for the organisation of celebrations for the 55th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties during the Vietnam –Cambodia, Cambodia – Vietnam Friendship Year 2022, and the11th Conference on Cooperation and Development of Border Provinces,the 19th meeting of the Vietnam – Cambodia Joint Committee onEconomic, Cultural, Scientific and Technological Cooperation and otherimportant external events in the time ahead. They also exchanged views on regional and global issues ofshared concern, including the East Sea issue and several new developmentsrelated to regional security and stability. The two sides pledged to coordinate closely and support each other atmultilateral forums such as the United Nations, ASEAN and Asia-Europe Meeting(ASEM), as well as strengthen collaboration in sub-regional mechanisms, andcombine the development of the Greater Mekong Sub-region with ASEAN Communitybuilding. On the occasion, Rathchavy informed on key contents and priorities during Cambodia’s ASEAN Chairmanship Year2022. She expressed a wish to maintain solidarityand promote central role of ASEAN together with Vietnam and member states. Dung affirmed that Vietnam backsCambodia's successful organisation of the 13th ASEM Summit and role of ASEAN Chairmanship 2022. The eighth political consultation willbe held in Cambodia at an appropriate time in 2023./.
Outcomes of border demarcation and marker planting of Vietnam and Cambodia were highlighted at a conference jointly held by the Party Central Committee’s Information and Education Commission, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and relevant agencies in Hanoi on July 7.
Vietnam and Cambodia on July 28 agreed to maintain the strict implementation of signed agreements on border and border marker management, and step by step solve the remaining work of their land border demarcation and marker planting.
State Auditor General of Vietnam Tran Sy Thanh held online talks with his Cambodian counterpart Som Kim Suor on August 6 to discuss bilateral cooperation between the two agencies.
Chairman of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education Nguyen Trong Nghia held online talks with Chairman of the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) Central Committee’s Commission for Publicity and Education Tak Sun Y on September 30.
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The resolution on such mechanisms aims to serve as a legal basis for opportunely dealing with difficulties and hindrances caused by legal regulations in important, priority, and urgent areas that require immediate settlement so as to unlock resources, facilitate economic development, and turn legislation into a competitive edge.
PM Pham Minh Chinh instructed chairpersons of the People’s Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities to strictly follow the Ministry of Finance's guidelines on handling public finances and budgets, with a focus on preventing wastefulness, misconduct, or corruption.
Knapper reaffirmed the US's commitment to supporting a strong, independent, prosperous and resilient Vietnam, while respecting each other’s territorial integrity, sovereignty, independence and political systems.
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The Vietnamese Embassy advises the Vietnamese community living, studying, and working in Israel to strictly comply with directions from the Home Front Command and local authorities.
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Stronger efforts and determination are required to achieve and surpass the set targets, especially in the eradication of makeshift and dilapidated houses nationwide, the acceleration of public investment disbursement, and the implementation of nationally important transport projects, PM Pham Minh Chinh noted.
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Long spoke highly of the dynamic, positive, and comprehensive development of Vietnam – Russia relations in recent years. He affirmed that the Vietnamese Party and State place great importance on further strengthening the comprehensive strategic partnership with Russia in a substantive and effective manner, in line with the development needs of both nations.
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The Party chief underscored the need for the press to innovate relentlessly, evolve to keep pace with the country's development, transform into a truly professional, humanistic, and modern sector that serves the cause of the Party, the State, and the people on the path to national construction and development.
At the event (Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs) 
