Tay Ninh (VNA) – Chairwoman of the Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship
Association Nguyen Thi Thanh and Chairwoman of the Cambodia-Vietnam Friendship
Association Samdech Men Sam An on November 12 co-chaired a conference in Tay Ninh
province to review the one-year implementation of a memorandum of understanding
(MoU) on coordination between the two associations for the 2022-2027 period.
At the event, participants also discussed directions for
cooperation activities in 2024, and exchanged experiences in conducting people-to-people
exchanges between agencies, units and localities that share the borderline.
Men Sam An stressed that senior leaders of the two Parties
and States have worked together to promote the planting of border markers
between the two countries, with 84% of the work completed so far, as an effort to build a border area
of peace, stability, cooperation and development, and facilitate the travel of
people.
Bilateral trade is developing continuously, and expected to
surpass 10 billion USD this year. In the field of tourism, Vietnam is among the top sources of tourists to Cambodia.
Thanh said that following the MoU, the two associations have
coordinated in implementing a huge workload, and achieved positive results,
contributing to consolidating and strengthening the traditional friendship, and
comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Cambodia.
In the coming time, the two sides will promote cooperation
in opening vocational training courses for young people in border provinces; step
up economic, trade and investment cooperation activities, create favourable
conditions for businesses to expand their investment and business cooperation./.
VNA