Saturday, 25 October 2008

Party leader welcomes Cambodia’s CPP delegation

25/10/2008

VietNamNet Bridge – Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh received a delegation from the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) in Hanoi on Oct. 24, led by its Central Committee’s permanent head Sai Chhum.

The delegation is making an official visit to Vietnam from Oct. 23-27 as guests of the Communist Party of Vietnam’s (CPV) Central Committee.

Sai Chhum conveyed best regards from the leaders of the CPP, the National Assembly and the Royal Government of Cambodia to General Secretary Manh and other Vietnamese Party and State leaders.

He heaped praise on the outstanding achievements of the Vietnamese people in their renewal process.

He said that the CPP and the Cambodian people will forever bear in their minds the valuable assistance of the Vietnamese Party, State and people to the Cambodian people in their struggle for national liberation and escape from genocide in the past, as well as their current commitment to the causes of peace, national reconciliation and national development.

The CPP and Cambodian people pledged to do their utmost to continually develop the fine traditions of neighbourliness, friendship and sustainable comprehensive cooperation between the two parties and the people of Cambodia and Vietnam, he said.

General Secretary Manh welcomed the CPP officials, saying that he considers their visit a manifestation of the traditional friendship, unity and cooperation between the parties and people of both nations.

He appreciated the outcomes of discussions between the two parties and their cooperation agreements for 2009-2010, and congratulated the CPP and the Cambodian people on their important achievements in a variety of areas over the recent past, particularly the CPP’s success in the National Assembly elections. He considered these achievements as an important factor in maintaining peace, stability and development not only in Cambodia, but regionally and globally.

The Party General Secretary asked the delegation to convey his best wishes to the CPP and Cambodian State leaders. He expressed his pleasure at the positive development of the two countries’ neighbourly relationship.

He thanked the CPP and the Cambodian people for their assistance to Vietnam and reiterated Vietnam ’s ongoing policy attaching great importance to preserving and promoting the traditional unity, friendship and comprehensive cooperation with Cambodia.

Earlier that day, a CPV delegation, led by Truong Tan Sang, politburo member and permanent member of the Secretariat of the Party Central Committee, held talks with the CPP delegation.

The two sides exchanged views on orientation and the adoption of measures to further promote cooperation between the two parties and countries, as well as a number of international and regional matters of common concern.

They were unanimous in the signing of an agreement regarding the two parties’ cooperation during 2009-2010.

During the course of their visit, the CPP delegation plans to visit a number of economic establishments, as well as a range of cultural and historical sites in Hanoi, the northern province of Phu Tho and Ho Chi Minh City.

(Source: VNA)

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