Tuesday, 28 July 2009

Vietnam and Cambodia discuss further co-operation

Deputy PM Trong makes speech at ceremony to set up Cambodian national airlines – Angkor Air.

Nhan Dan
http://www.nhandan.com.vn
July 27, 2009

Vietnamese and Cambodian leaders have met in Phnom Penh to discuss measures to boost the bilateral economic relations.

During his three-day working visit to Cambodia, beginning on July 25, Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh Trong held talks with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and Vice Chairman of the Cambodian National Assembly Heng Samrin on July 26.

The Cambodian leaders applauded the visit by Deputy PM Trong, saying that the two countries’ solidarity and friendship have been further reinforced and developed.

Deputy PM Trong and his entourage also paid a courtesy visit to Buddhist Supreme Patriarch Tep Vong at the Oum Naloum Pagoda, and presented hospital beds, medical equipment and computers to the Cambodian Buddhist Centre’s infirmary.

The same day, Deputy PM Trong and Cambodian PM Hun Sen attended a ceremony to set up the Cambodian national airlines – Angkor Air, a joint venture between Vietnam Airlines and the Cambodian Aviation Administration.

They also witness the awarding of the Cambodian Government’s licence to the Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) to open a representative office, and set up an insurance company and an investment development company in Phnom Penh.

On the occasion, BIDV presented the Cambodia Red Cross with US$800,000 in aid for Cambodian poor people, and 700 computer sets for Cambodian children. (VNA)

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