The Associated PressPublished: June 24, 2008
HANOI, Vietnam: Cambodia's King Norodom Sihamoni has arrived in Vietnam for a three-day visit to boost ties between the Southeast Asian neighbors.
Sihamoni was given a red-carpet welcome Tuesday by President Nguyen Minh Triet. The king's motorcade was greeted by several hundred Vietnamese waving Cambodian flags.
It was Sihamoni's second visit to Vietnam since he took over the throne in 2004, when his father retired.
Vietnamese troops occupied Cambodia for a decade after Hanoi invaded in 1979 to oust the brutal Khmer Rouge regime. In recent years, ties between the two governments have been close.
Vietnam's Foreign Ministry says Sihamoni will meet Wednesday with Communist Party chief Nong Duc Manh and lay a wreath at the mausoleum of independence leader Ho Chi Minh.
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