Speaking at the meeting with Phnom Penh cyclo drivers, the premier introduced the organization of which he is honorary president and Phnom Penh’s mayor (governor), Khoung Sreng, is president. It is estimated that the organization will need around $300,000 per year for its work. He will support it with $240,000, other donators will contribute $200,000 and the mayor will fund $10,000. To date, Mr Hun Sen has given $145,000, while $50,000 came from government members and other donators.
The Khmer-language daily Rasmei Kampuchea, which has the largest circulations in Cambodia, highlighted the significance of the visit, stating that the visit will help further boost the traditional friendship and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Cambodia. The newspaper cited Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni, affirming that Vietnamese people are trustworthy friends of the Cambodian people and that his country will continue nurturing the bilateral relations in the future. It also reviewed the joint victory of Vietnam and Cambodians over the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime, which was declared on January 7, 1979, and the flourishing relations between the two countries over the last 50 years. The two countries…... [read more]
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on June 21 welcomed his Cambodian counterpart, Hun Sen, for a revisit to Vietnam’s Binh Phuoc province, where he embarked on a journey to save his country from the Pol Pot regime 40 years ago.The visit is regarded as highly significant especially as the two countries are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations and the Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Year.Recalling the arduous yet glorious years during their joint efforts for national liberation, PM Phuc emphasised that this is an opportunity for both countries to remember the history of Vietnam-Cambodia solidarity.He also affirmed that…... [read more]
The fifth Cambodian National Assembly gave a vote of confidence for the new Cambodian government led by Prime Minister Hun Sen. The vote came on September 24, the second day of its first session. The previous day, Hun Sen was appointed Prime Minister by the King Norodom Sihamoni as the National Assembly opened its first session. In a letter to the king, Hun Sen expressed his strong commitment to the fulfilment of his duties as prime minister and to serving the interest of his country and its citizens. Also on September 24, Heng Samrin was re-elected as President of the…... [read more]
While meeting with Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Dinh La Thang in the city on December 21, the PM noted that Cambodia always attaches importance to reinforcing cooperation and friendship with Vietnam, including HCM City.2017 will mark 40 years since he set foot in Vietnam to begin the struggle to liberate Cambodia from the Khmer Rouge genocidal regime, a fight that received the wholehearted and pure support from the Vietnamese army and people, he said.He reiterated the commitment to, together with Cambodia’s Royal Government and people, boosting the cooperation, amity and unity with Vietnam.For his part, Thang described the…... [read more]
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (Photo: EPA/VNA)Phnom Penh (VNA) – The friendship and cooperativerelations between Cambodia and Vietnam have been developing remarkably in thepast time, Prime Minister Hun Sen said at a reception in Phnom Penh onSeptember 21 for outgoing Vietnamese Ambassador to Cambodia Thach Du.PM Hun Sen hoped that bilateral trade will increase to 5billion USD in the near future from the current level of 3 billion USD, whilethe number of Vietnamese tourists to Cambodia will continue increasing.The PM also hailed the effective cooperation between Cambodianand Vietnamese ministries and localities, especially those along the sharedborder, adding that people-to-people exchanges,…... [read more]
