General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee To Lam holds phone talks with President of the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) Hun Sen (Photo: VNA)
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam on August 14 held phone talks with President of the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) Hun Sen to discuss measures to strengthen relations between the two Parties and countries, at the request of the Cambodian side.
General Secretary Lam and CPP President Hun Sen informed each other about the situation of each Party and country; exchanged views on regional and international developments, relations between the two Parties and countries, and issues of mutual concern. They also reviewed and assessed the results of bilateral cooperation, and agreed on key directions to further deepen the relationship.
They pledged to continue strengthening relations through Party and State channels, consolidating political trust, increasing exchanges of high-level visits as well as those at ministerial, sectoral, and local levels; and promoting existing cooperation mechanisms and other high-level agreements. They agreed to continue the sharing of information in a timely manner and consult each other on international and regional issues, along with matters related to bilateral relations, thereby contributing to making the bilateral relationship more substantive in the new period, serving the practical interests of the two peoples.
General Secretary Lam congratulated Cambodia on its socio-economic development achievements in recent years under the sound leadership of the CPP and the Royal Government of Cambodia, which have contributed to improving the lives of the Cambodian people. He welcomed the positive progress achieved by Cambodia and Thailand regarding their border-related issues.
CPP President Hun Sen thanked General Secretary Lam for his invitation and announced that he will attend Viet Nam’s celebration of the 80th National Day (September 2, 1945 – 2025).
Appreciating the profound significance of the event, he emphasised that the 80th anniversary celebration demonstrates the strength of the great national solidarity, the heroic spirit, and the indomitable will of the Vietnamese people during their resistance wars against foreign invaders to gain national independence. He also expressed admiration for the socio-economic and diplomatic achievements Viet Nam has attained under the visionary leadership of the CPV, and voiced his confidence that Viet Nam will continue to move forward steadily, enter a new era of national development, and achieve the two centenary goals set forth.
Regarding international and regional issues, General Secretary Lam stressed that disputes should be solved through peaceful means, in accordance with international law and norms. He also highlighted the need to promote ASEAN’s central role, for peace, stability, cooperation, and prosperity in the region and the world.
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh holds phone talks with his Cambodian counterpart Hun Manet on August 15 afternoon. (Photo: VNA)
* On August 15 afternoon, at the request of the Cambodian side, Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held phone talks with his Cambodian counterpart Hun Manet.
In a friendly atmosphere, the two government leaders expressed their delight at the results of the very successful phone talks on August 14 between General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam(CPV) Central Committee To Lam, and President of the Cambodian People's Party (CPP) and President of the Cambodian Senate Hun Sen.
The two PMs affirmed that they will promote the effective implementation of the opinions agreed upon by the leaders of the two Parties; informed each other about the situation in each country; and agreed on key directions to further deepen bilateral cooperation in the coming time, especially in the fields of connectivity, trade and investment.
The two sides agreed to continue to improve the effectiveness of economic cooperation in the spirit of "harmonising benefits, sharing risks", soon achieving the bilateral trade target of 20 billion USD; promote local connectivity in a practical and effective manner, while developing border gate economy, facilitating cross-border trade and investment and continuing to negotiate and resolve remaining problems in border demarcation and marker planting.
Regarding the international and regional situation, the two PMs exchanged and shared views on issues of mutual concern. PM Chinh affirmed that Viet Nam supports efforts to peacefully resolve all disputes in accordance with international law and practice, emphasising that Viet Nam will continue to work with ASEAN member countries to promote the implementation of the ceasefire agreement between Cambodia and Thailand on July 28, 2025, in order to promote ASEAN's central role for peace, cooperation and development in the region./.
Source: VNA
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