Chairing a ceremony to review the 2012 Viet Nam–Cambodia Friendship Year in Ha Noi on March 4, Phuc hailed the year’s successful activities, such as the inauguration of a relic site dedicated to National Defence Mission 125, the predecessor of the Cambodian revolutionary armed force, in southern Dong Nai province, and Border Marker No. 314.

The Viet Nam–Cambodia investment cooperation conference in Kien Giang province, the 45th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties, and a friendship cooperation conference between the Vietnamese and Cambodian legislatures were also held in 2012.

The highlight of the year were activities to support students, boost cultural and economic exchanges and delegation exchanges between the two countries’ localities.

Events during the 2012 Viet Nam–Cambodia Friendship Year were partly to celebrate the 45th anniversary of diplomatic ties, and to strengthen the fine neighbourliness, traditional friendship, comprehensive cooperation and long-term sustainability between the two nations.