Saturday, 14 March 2009

Armed forces pledge mutual understanding and solidarity

(13-03-2009)

HA NOI — The People’s Army of Viet Nam and the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces have pledged to continue their co-operation on training, land border demarcation and marker planting, as well as on other issues of mutual concern, thus contributing to the strengthening of solidarity and mutual understanding between the peoples and armed forces of the two countries.

The pledge was made yesterday while Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Khac Nghien, Chief of the General Staff of the People’s Army of Viet Nam, received General Pol Saroeun, Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces, who was on a three-day official visit beginning on Wednesday.

Nghien also spoke highly of his guest’s contributions to the consolidation and nurturing of the fine traditional friendly relations between the two armies and peoples.

Committee meets

The Viet Nam-Cambodia joint committee for land border demarcation and marker planting held its third session in HCM City on March 11 and 12.

The Vietnamese delegation was led by Ho Xuan Son, Deputy Foreign Minister, head of the Foreign Ministry’s National Border Committee and Chairman of the Viet Nam-Cambodia joint committee for land border demarcation and marker planting.

The Cambodian delegation was headed by Va Kim Hong, senior minister and Government advisor in charge of border issues, and Chairman of the Cambodia-Viet Nam joint committee for land border demarcation and marker planting.

The two sides reviewed and assessed the work on Viet Nam-Cambodia land border demarcation and marker planting since 2006 and agreed on measures to implement an overall plan for the 2009-12 period.

The meeting took place in an atmosphere of friendship and co-operation. — VNS

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