Cambodia will always preserve and promote the friendship between the two Parties, Governments, and peoples, Hun Sen told Cuong, who is also Deputy Minister of National Defence of Vietnam.

Receiving the Vietnamese general in Phnom Penh on June 4, the CPP leader warmly welcomed Cuong’s visit, describing it as a vivid symbol of the solidarity and close relationship between the two countries and their militaries.

He also expressed deep gratitude to Vietnam for its support and sacrifices in helping Cambodia escape the genocidal Pol Pot regime and rebuild the country.

On this occasion, Hun Sen extended warm greetings to Party General Secretary To Lam and other senior leaders of Vietnam, and expressed his belief that, Vietnam, under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam, would continue to reap new achievements.

Sen. Lieut. Gen. Cuong, for his part, congratulated Cambodia on its significant achievements in recent years, particularly in maintaining political stability, security, and socio-economic development. He expected that under the leadership of the CPP, headed by Hun Sen, and the governance of Prime Minister Hun Manet, Cambodia would achieve even greater success in national construction and development.

He reaffirmed that Vietnam always attaches great importance to continuously consolidating and developing the fine neighbourly relations, traditional friendship, comprehensive cooperation, and long-term sustainability with Cambodia.

Cuong expressed his delight at the increasing political and diplomatic trust between the two countries. He emphasised the importance of maintaining the high-level meetings between the Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam and the Standing Committee of the Cambodian People’s Party, which serve as an essential orientation for cooperation in various fields.

He sincerely thanked Hun Sen and other senior Cambodian leaders for attending the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Southern Vietnam and national reunification, as well as for sending a contingent of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces to participate in the military parade and celebration.

During the reception, Cuong also briefed his host on the outcomes of his bilateral talks with the Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces. Both sides highly valued the substantive and comprehensive military and defence cooperation in recent times, recognizing it as a key pillar of the Vietnam–Cambodia bilateral relationship.

The two sides agreed to continue building trust, maintaining delegation exchanges and cooperation mechanisms, improving the quality of human resources training, and supporting each other in multilateral forums and mechanisms.

The same day, Sen. Lieut. Gen. Cuong paid a courtesy visit to Prime Minister Hun Manet who assured that the Government of Cambodia always supports and facilitates stronger defence ties between the two militaries, aiming to bring benefits to both peoples and contribute to peace, stability, cooperation, and development in the region and the world at large.

Earlier that day, Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Tan Cuong and the Vietnamese delegation laid wreaths and paid tribute to the heroic Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts at the Vietnam–Cambodia Friendship Monument in Phnom Penh, honouring those who fought and sacrificed their lives in Cambodia.

As part of the visit, they also called at Viettel Cambodia (Metfone) - a subsidiary of the Vietnamese military run Viettel Group. Cuong praised Metfone’s outstanding achievements in business development and acknowledged it as a successful example of Vietnamese investment abroad. He encouraged Metfone to continue expanding its digital infrastructure and services, and to support the Cambodian government and people in their socio-economic development endeavour.

Vietnam-Cambodia defence ties grow stronger with substantive results

VOV.VN - General Nguyen Tan Cuong, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army and Deputy Minister of National Defence, has affirmed that defence cooperation between Vietnam and Cambodia has recently yielded practical and effective results.