Vietnam and Cambodia strengthen defense cooperation

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Defense Minister Phan Van Giang and his Cambodia counterpart Tea Seiha held talks to discuss measures to strengthen defense cooperation between the two countries following the welcoming ceremony for the Cambodian official in Hanoi on November 13.

The two sides reviewed defense cooperation in recent times, noting they have regularly maintained visit exchanges and effectively deployed cooperation mechanisms, including cooperation in border management, helping to curb free migration, illegal border crossing, and cross-border crime, and to maintain security, order and safety in border areas.

They have continued to implement border demarcation and land border marker planting to build a border of peace, stability, cooperation and development. Cooperation in training and search, gathering and repatriation of the remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who died in Cambodia during the war has been promoted, yielding substantive results.  

The two sides agreed to effectively implement the 2019-2024 protocol and the annual cooperation plan, bringing bilateral defense cooperation to new heights. They vowed to increase visit exchanges, enhance human resource training, and strengthen coordination in combating cross-border crimes, illegal border crossings, invasions, and free migration, while consulting and supporting each other at multilateral forums.

They consented to work closely to jointly organize major activities in 2024, including the 45th anniversary of the victory over the Khmer Rouge genocidal regime, and the 80th anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army.

They will coordinate closely with Laos to well organize the first border defense friendship exchanges between the three neighbouring countries, and the annual meeting between the Defense Ministers of the three countries slated for December 2023.

General Phan Van Giang respectfully invited General Tea Seiha and leaders of the Ministry of National Defense and the Royal Cambodian Army to attend the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Vietnam People’s Army and the Vietnam International Defense Expo 2024. General Tea Seiha happily accepted the invitation.

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