Vietnam-Cambodia improve the quality of mass mobilization, mobilize the strength of youth

The Prime Minister believes that Vietnam and Cambodia will continue to share experiences and carry out practical activities to improve the quality of mass mobilization work and mobilize the strength of young people.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received Secretary General of the Central Committee for Mass Mobilization of the Cambodian People's Party Hun Many. (Photo: Duong Giang/VNA)

On the afternoon of July 5, at the Government Office, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received Member of the Standing Committee of the Cambodian People's Party (CPP), Secretary General of the Central Committee for Mass Mobilization, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Public Works, President of the Cambodian Youth Federation Hun Many, who is on a working visit to Vietnam.

At the reception, the Prime Minister conveyed his regards and best wishes to King Norodom Sihamoni, Queen Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk, Samdech Techo Hun Sen, President of the CPP, President of the Cambodian Senate, Samdech Thipadei, Prime Minister Hun Manet and CPP leaders; congratulated and believed that Cambodia would continue to gain great achievements in socio-economic development and prosperity; congratulated Mr. Hun Many on his appointment as Deputy Prime Minister and believed that Mr. Hun Many's visit to Vietnam in his new position would contribute to promoting bilateral relations.

The Cambodian Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Hun Many were pleased to see that the cooperative relationship between the two countries has maintained a stable development momentum in recent times; the two countries' senior leaders have maintained regular contact and exchanges, and bilateral cooperation mechanisms continue to be effective; economic cooperation continues to be a bright spot in the bilateral relationship, having soon reached the target of 10 billion USD in bilateral trade by 2022...

The Prime Minister was pleased to learn that the Cambodian delegation had very effective exchanges with Vietnamese agencies; emphasized the importance of mass mobilization work and believed that through this visit to Vietnam, the two sides would continue to share experiences and implement practical activities to improve the quality of mass mobilization work, mobilize the strength of the youth force in each country with the viewpoint that "strength comes from the people", taking the people as the center, the subject, the goal, the driving force and the resource for development; affirmed that Vietnam always cherishes the solidarity, attachment and mutual sacrifice between the two countries and between Vietnam-Laos-Cambodia in the cause of national liberation and reunification in the past as well as in the construction and development of the country today.

The Prime Minister said that in the coming time, the two sides need to continue to strengthen and promote solidarity and unity among the three countries of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, contributing to maintaining a peaceful, stable, cooperative and developing environment in the region; suggested continuing to promote high-level visits and contacts between leaders of the two countries and high-level meetings between the three heads of the three Parties of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia; review and effectively implement agreements of high-level leaders and promote cooperation between ministries, branches and localities of the two countries.

The Prime Minister emphasized the need to further enhance the effectiveness of economic cooperation, build an independent, self-reliant economy, integrate deeply and effectively into each country's economy, and develop new areas such as digital economy and green economy; continue to promote connectivity between the two economies, trade, investment, and transport, together aiming to soon reach the goal of reaching 20 billion USD in bilateral trade turnover.

The Prime Minister suggested that both sides should make efforts to resolve the remaining 16% of unfinished border demarcation and marker planting to build a border of peace, friendship, cooperation and sustainable development; at the same time, promote people-to-people exchanges, propaganda and mobilization of people, especially the young generation of the two countries, to preserve and foster the good neighborly relationship, friendship, solidarity and closeness between Vietnam and Cambodia.

On this occasion, the Prime Minister thanked and requested the Cambodian side to continue to pay attention to and remove difficulties for people of Vietnamese origin in Cambodia, including naturalization, helping people of Vietnamese origin stabilize their lives, integrate into the local community, and act as a bridge of friendship between the two countries; at the same time, creating favorable conditions for Vietnamese enterprises investing and doing business in Cambodia.

Secretary General of the CPP Mass Mobilization Commission, Deputy Prime Minister Hun Many thanked the Prime Minister for taking the time to receive him; sincerely thanked the warm and respectful reception that the Vietnamese side gave to the delegation; conveyed the greetings and best wishes of health from Samdech Techo Hun Sen, President of the CPP, President of the Cambodian Senate, Samdech Men Sam An, Vice President of the CPP, Head of the CPP Central Mass Mobilization Commission and Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet, Prime Minister of the Cambodian Government to Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

Announcing the results of talks and working sessions with Vietnamese agencies including the Central Committee for Mass Mobilization, the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union and the Vietnam Youth Union, General Secretary of the CPP Committee for Mass Mobilization, Deputy Prime Minister Hun Many affirmed that Cambodia attaches importance to its relationship with Vietnam and that Cambodia will never forget the material and spiritual support and especially the blood sacrifices of Vietnam that helped Cambodia escape the genocidal regime.

The Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister highly appreciated and was delighted with the development achievements that have turned Vietnam's economy into a "new tiger," an emerging economy, with GDP growth expected to reach more than 6% in 2024 and 2025, aiming to become a developed country by 2045.

Sharing and agreeing with the opinions of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, he affirmed that he will make efforts with the CPP Central Committee for Mass Mobilization and Cambodian leaders to continue working closely with Vietnam to preserve, nurture and promote the good neighborly relations, traditional friendship, comprehensive, long-term and sustainable cooperation in all fields between Vietnam and Vietnam to become increasingly deeper, practical and effective; including continuing to widely propagate among the people, especially the young generation and Cambodian youth, about the values, solidarity, closeness and friendship between the two countries and peoples./.

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