Vietnam and Cambodia on July 29 held a ceremony to officially allow each other’s vehicles to go through the pair of international border gates at Hoa Lu-Trapeang Sre in the southern province of Binh Phuoc and the neighbouring Cambodian province of Kratie.
This is the fifth out of the seven pairs of border gates to be opened to each other’s vehicles under the June 1, 1998 Road Transport Agreement and the May 10, 2005 Protocol signed between the two countries.
Vehicles of the two countries are now allowed to go deep into the territories of each other, helping reduce transport cost and time as well as contributing to developing trade between Vietnam and Cambodia.
In the past, vehicles had to stop at the border for transshipment.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Transport and Communication Nguyen Ngoc Dong asked relevant agencies of the two countries to closely coordinate and create favourable conditions for transportation of people and goods through the border while ensuring border security and order.
Trade and investment between Vietnam and Cambodia have seen positive developments, with two-way trade turnover hitting US$1.83 billion in 2010. The figure was US$626 million in the first quarter of this year, a 45 percent increase over the same period last year.
Cambodia currently ranks 16th among Vietnam’s export markets, while Vietnam is the fourth largest export market of Cambodia.
Vehicles of the two countries are now allowed to go deep into the territories of each other, helping reduce transport cost and time as well as contributing to developing trade between Vietnam and Cambodia.
In the past, vehicles had to stop at the border for transshipment.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Transport and Communication Nguyen Ngoc Dong asked relevant agencies of the two countries to closely coordinate and create favourable conditions for transportation of people and goods through the border while ensuring border security and order.
Trade and investment between Vietnam and Cambodia have seen positive developments, with two-way trade turnover hitting US$1.83 billion in 2010. The figure was US$626 million in the first quarter of this year, a 45 percent increase over the same period last year.
Cambodia currently ranks 16th among Vietnam’s export markets, while Vietnam is the fourth largest export market of Cambodia.
VNA/VOVNews
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