At the reception, Sang expressed his pleasure at Cambodia ’s socio-economic stability despite world and regional change in the last year.

He spoke highly of cooperation between the Cambodian Ministry of Home Affairs and the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security, and said he believes that agreements reached by the leaders from both sides will create a foundation to fulfil their tasks.

The President said he hopes the upcoming general election in Cambodia will be a success.

For his part, Sar Kheng affirmed that traditional relations between the two ministries have developed well, especially cooperation in human resources training.

He said he believes the two countries’ cooperation in preventing crime and maintaining security will become more effective in 2013 thanks to agreements signed between the two sectors.