Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and General Vong Pisen, General Commander of the Cambodian Royal Armed Forces (Photo: VGP) | |
He made the
statement on October 30 while receiving General Vong Pisen, General Commander
of the Cambodian Royal Armed Forces, who is on an official visit to Vietnam
from October 29-31.
PM Phuc
congratulated Vong Pisen on the latter’s new position as the head of the
Cambodian armed forces, saying he believes that the General will continue his
efforts to better the traditional friendship between the two armies in
particular, and Vietnam-Cambodia ties in general.
Speaking
highly of the outcomes of the talks between Sen. Lieut. Gen. Phan Van Giang,
Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army and Deputy Minister
of Defence, and General Vong Pisen, he said that the talks will help
implement the cooperation agreements between the two defence ministries in an
effective manner.
The
Government leader went on to praise their sound collaboration in the fields
of training, border security, the fight against smuggling and human
trafficking, and search and rescue activities.
He asked
the Cambodian Ministry of National Defence to coordinate with the Vietnamese
side in the search and repatriation of remains of Vietnamese volunteers and
experts who were taken down in Cambodia during the war.
As both
sides are preparing for the 40th anniversary of the victory over the Khmer
Rouge regime (January 7, 1979-2019), PM Phuc suggested Vong Pisen urge
competent authorities to join hands with Vietnam to organise the celebration
activities to highlight the significance of this historic event.
He asked
the Cambodian Government to create favourable conditions for border guard
forces and border localities to carry out cooperation programmes, while
stepping up popularisation to ensure that local people strictly abide by
border-related regulations for a shared border of peace, stability, and
development.
Vong Pisen,
for his part, informed the Vietnamese Government leader of the cooperation
results between the two armies. They have made significant contributions to
the strong bonds between residents in border areas, and concerted efforts to
protect border security.
They also
have had smooth collaborations in the joint patrols of the border localities
and working on border demarcation and marker planting, he added.
The General
took the occasion to thank the Vietnamese Ministry of Defence for providing
training for the Cambodian army.
The
Cambodian Government and people have always treasured and will continue to
treasure the valuable support of Vietnam during its national liberation and
socio-economic development, he said, underlining that Cambodia, in return,
will carry on facilitating conditions and work closely with their Vietnamese
peers in the search and repatriation of remains of Vietnamese soldiers in the
country.
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