At the reception, Major General Pham Truong Son congratulated Cambodia on successfully organizing the election of the 7th National Assembly with the victory belonging to the Cambodian People's Party (CPP). Major General Pham Truong Son affirmed that Vietnam and Cambodia are two neighboring countries with a good traditional friendship, and the senior leaders of the two countries always attach importance to, preserve, consolidate and nurture the good relationship between the two countries, which is getting better and better.

Major General Pham Truong Son and Lieutenant General Nim Balen at the reception.

Implementing the 2023 Cooperation Plan between the two countries' Ministries of Defense, since the beginning of the year, the two sides have successfully organized many important activities, such as the official visit to Vietnam by the Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense; the 6th Vietnam-Cambodia Defense Policy Dialogue; continuing to effectively maintain bilateral patrols to protect the border, border markers, maintain political security, social order and safety in the border area; effectively combating all types of crimes that violate national security, ensuring the maintenance of a peaceful, stable and developed border area between the two countries. The Deputy Chief of the General Staff highly appreciated the results of cooperation between the Operations Departments of the two armies in recent times, especially in the fields of: Exchange of professional experience, training, education, delegation exchange, etc.

Reception scene.

In the coming time, Major General Pham Truong Son suggested that the Department of Military Operations of the two countries continue to strengthen coordination, advise, and effectively direct the implementation of tasks in the 2023 Cooperation Plan between the two countries' Ministries of National Defense; closely coordinate to maintain security and order in border areas; strengthen training, coaching, and mutual aid... Major General Pham Truong Son affirmed that the leaders of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army always support and create favorable conditions for the Department of Military Operations of the two countries to strengthen cooperation, contributing to further deepening the defense cooperation relationship between the two countries.

Major General Pham Truong Son, Lieutenant General Nim Balen and delegates took a souvenir photo.

Lieutenant General Nim Balen thanked the leaders of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army for taking the time to receive the delegation, and informed Major General Pham Truong Son of the results of the delegation's previous talks with the Department of Operations, General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army. Accordingly, the two sides discussed many important cooperation contents in the coming time, continuing to implement cooperation activities in 2023 such as: Anti-terrorism exercises, border defense friendship exchanges between the three countries of Vietnam-Laos-Cambodia at the end of 2023, searching for the remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who died during the war...

Lieutenant General Nim Balen expressed his hope that the two sides will continue to cooperate and help each other, contributing to strengthening the friendly relations between the armies and peoples of the two countries, for peace and stability in the region.

HIEN MINH

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