Viet Nam-Cambodia cooperation thriving
(VNA) - The Viet Nam-Cambodia bilateral ties, set up in June 1967, have developed in line with the principles mentioned by the Viet Nam-Cambodia joint communiques issued on Jan. 25, 1992 and in 1995.
Viet Nam and Cambodia defined orientations for bilateral cooperation in the 21st century as "good neighbourliness, traditional solidarity and friendship and long-term stability." during the visit to Cambodia in June 1999 by General Secretary Le Kha Phieu of the Communist Party of Viet Nam.
Both countries have increased the exchange of high-level visits, including the visits to Viet Nam by Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk and Queen Monineath Sihanouk, Senate President Samdech Chea Sim, Prime Minister Hun Sen and King Norodom Sihamoni and the visits to Cambodia by Vietnamese Communist Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh, Prime Minister Phan Van Khai, and National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Van An.
The two sides have signed a number of cooperation documents. They include the supplementary treaty to the Viet Nam-Cambodia Border Delimitation Treaty signed in 1985, a cultural cooperation plan, a protocol on the implementation of the Viet Nam-Cambodia road traffic agreement, an agreement of granting credits to upgrade a section of Highway 78 from Ban Lung to O Yadav in Cambodian province of Rattanakiri, a cooperation agreement on the trafficking of women and children and supporting those victims, and a memorandum of understanding on an agreement to facilitate cross-border goods transportation along the Moc Bai and Ba Vet border gates.
On May 26, 2006, Viet Nam and Cambodia signed the minutes on a document approving the Viet Nam-Cambodia consular agreement. This is the second one that Viet Nam has signed with other member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
In the field of security and national defence, Viet Nam and Cambodia signed an Agreement on Historical Common Territorial Waters in July 1982. One year later, the two countries inked a Treaty on Principles to Resolve Border Issues and an Agreement on Border Statute. In December 1985, the two sides signed an Agreement on National Border Demarcation.
Trade relations between Viet Nam and Cambodia have steadily been on the upturn, with an average 30 percent growth of the two-way trade turnover per year. Viet Nam is now Cambodia's third largest partner, after Thailand and Singapore, exporting mainly farm products, food, plastic and aluminum wares to Cambodia. Meanwhile, Cambodia exports rubber and forest products to Viet Nam.
In terms of investment, Vietnamese enterprises have so far poured 25 million USD into projects in Cambodia, mostly in the fields of garments and textiles, and construction materials production. By the end of December 2005, Cambodian investors had invested in four projects in Viet Nam with a combined operational capital of 4 million USD.
Substantial achievements can also be seen in tourism cooperation between the two countries. In 2005, Viet Nam received around 245,000 Cambodian tourists, doubling the figure of 2004.
Viet Nam and Cambodia have also agreed to boost their cooperation in education, healthcare, and social welfare sectors. The two sides have signed a 2006-2010 Protocol on Education and Training Cooperation. In 2004, Ho Chi Minh City funded the construction of a 20 million USD hospital in Cambodia's capital city of Phnom Penh.
At present, around 100,000 Vietnamese people are living in Cambodia. Since its establishment in 2003, the Vietnamese Community in Cambodia has made appreciable contributions to their native country. On June 5, Vietnamese nationals in Cambodia raised 1,800 USD as relief for Typhoon Chanchu victims in central Viet Nam. In the first five months of 2006, they collected 8,400 USD to help build houses for poor people in An Giang and Dong Thap provinces, which share a common border with Cambodia./.
Both countries have increased the exchange of high-level visits, including the visits to Viet Nam by Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk and Queen Monineath Sihanouk, Senate President Samdech Chea Sim, Prime Minister Hun Sen and King Norodom Sihamoni and the visits to Cambodia by Vietnamese Communist Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh, Prime Minister Phan Van Khai, and National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Van An.
The two sides have signed a number of cooperation documents. They include the supplementary treaty to the Viet Nam-Cambodia Border Delimitation Treaty signed in 1985, a cultural cooperation plan, a protocol on the implementation of the Viet Nam-Cambodia road traffic agreement, an agreement of granting credits to upgrade a section of Highway 78 from Ban Lung to O Yadav in Cambodian province of Rattanakiri, a cooperation agreement on the trafficking of women and children and supporting those victims, and a memorandum of understanding on an agreement to facilitate cross-border goods transportation along the Moc Bai and Ba Vet border gates.
On May 26, 2006, Viet Nam and Cambodia signed the minutes on a document approving the Viet Nam-Cambodia consular agreement. This is the second one that Viet Nam has signed with other member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
In the field of security and national defence, Viet Nam and Cambodia signed an Agreement on Historical Common Territorial Waters in July 1982. One year later, the two countries inked a Treaty on Principles to Resolve Border Issues and an Agreement on Border Statute. In December 1985, the two sides signed an Agreement on National Border Demarcation.
Trade relations between Viet Nam and Cambodia have steadily been on the upturn, with an average 30 percent growth of the two-way trade turnover per year. Viet Nam is now Cambodia's third largest partner, after Thailand and Singapore, exporting mainly farm products, food, plastic and aluminum wares to Cambodia. Meanwhile, Cambodia exports rubber and forest products to Viet Nam.
In terms of investment, Vietnamese enterprises have so far poured 25 million USD into projects in Cambodia, mostly in the fields of garments and textiles, and construction materials production. By the end of December 2005, Cambodian investors had invested in four projects in Viet Nam with a combined operational capital of 4 million USD.
Substantial achievements can also be seen in tourism cooperation between the two countries. In 2005, Viet Nam received around 245,000 Cambodian tourists, doubling the figure of 2004.
Viet Nam and Cambodia have also agreed to boost their cooperation in education, healthcare, and social welfare sectors. The two sides have signed a 2006-2010 Protocol on Education and Training Cooperation. In 2004, Ho Chi Minh City funded the construction of a 20 million USD hospital in Cambodia's capital city of Phnom Penh.
At present, around 100,000 Vietnamese people are living in Cambodia. Since its establishment in 2003, the Vietnamese Community in Cambodia has made appreciable contributions to their native country. On June 5, Vietnamese nationals in Cambodia raised 1,800 USD as relief for Typhoon Chanchu victims in central Viet Nam. In the first five months of 2006, they collected 8,400 USD to help build houses for poor people in An Giang and Dong Thap provinces, which share a common border with Cambodia./.
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