Cambodia asked to facilitate Vietnamese businesses’ operations

At a reception for President of the Cambodian National Assembly Samdech Heng Samrin in Hanoi on May 29, PM Phuc expressed his pleasure to welcome the top Cambodian legislator's visit to Vietnam, which he believes, will achieve good results as a contribution to the continuous strengthening of the relationship of "good neighborliness, traditional friendship, comprehensive cooperation, and long-term sustainability" between Vietnam and Cambodia.

The Vietnamese Government leader urged the Cambodian NA to support the promotion of cooperation between the two countries across a variety of fields, aiming to lift the bilateral trade to more than US$5 billion by 2020.

Vietnam always places importance and priority on developing all-around cooperation and friendship with Cambodia, while supporting the country in national development, Phuc told his guest.

He said he wants the countries to continue intensify information sharing to maintain security and mutual stability, and persist in the principle of not allowing any force to use one’s territory to conduct sabotage actions against the other.

The PM suggested Heng Samrin and relevant Cambodian agencies pay greater attention to building and upgrading Vietnam-Cambodia friendship monuments, and searching and repatriating remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who laid down their lives in Cambodia. 

Phuc thanked the Cambodian Government for facilitating overseas Vietnamese’s stable life in the country, asking Cambodia to offer favourable conditions in terms of legal papers for them and handle appropriately the replacement of those who lived in Tonle Sap. He expressed his hope that with combined efforts, the issue will be resolved satisfactorily, positively contributing to the development of bilateral ties.

With regard to border issues, PM Phuc proposed that both sides rapidly finalize drafts on outcomes of land border demarcation and marker planting, which has completed 84% of the workload, and host a signing ceremony for these documents this year. 

The two sides should continue to seek solutions for dealing with the border sections not yet to be delineated, he stated.

The Vietnamese cabinet leader assured Vietnam’s readiness to support and coordinate with Cambodia in maintaining and reinforcing solidarity and common stance of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), to which both countries are members, contributing to regional peace and prosperity.

In reply, Heng Samrin told his host that the Vietnamese and Cambodian legislatures always support and closely coordinate bilaterally and at international forums. 

The two sides signed two important cooperation agreements, he said, suggesting the Vietnamese and Cambodian Governments expedite border demarcation and marker planting to build a common border of peace, stability, cooperation and development. 

Cambodia has spared no efforts to tackle issues pertaining to Vietnamese Cambodians, especially relevant documents and legal procedures, ensuring they are treated as fairly as other foreign residents in the country, he said.