The sixth political consultation between Vietnam and Cambodia was held in Phnom Penh on July 18.
The event was co-chaired by Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Dung and Cambodian Secretary of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Eat Sophea.
The two sides expressed their satisfaction at the growing friendly neighbourliness and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Cambodia with the regular exchange of high-level delegations and meetings.
The cooperation between ministries and localities as well as people-to-people exchanges have been further deepened while the bilateral economic and trade partnership has developed strongly with two-way trade reaching 4.7 billion USD in 2018.
Vietnam is among the top five foreign investors in Cambodia with 211 projects worth over 3 billion USD.
The two sides held that there is still large room for Vietnam and Cambodia to collaborate in the fields of economy, trade, investment, education-training, and tourism.
They agreed to enhance trade relations, especially cross-border trade, and promote connectivity at border gates and develop infrastructure at border areas in order to increase two-way trade to over 5 billion USD and soon complete an overall plan connecting the two economies through 2030.
Vietnam affirmed to continue prioritising cooperation in education and training high-quality human resources for Cambodia under the signed agreements.
The two sides agreed to speed up the implementation of land border demarcation and marker planting and sign two legal documents recognising the completion of 84 percent of the work in 2019.
They vowed to closely work together to stabilise the legal status for Vietnamese-Cambodians.
Vietnam and Cambodia highly evaluated the political consultation mechanism and pledged to promote exchanges between Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cambodia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for better mutual understanding.
They agreed to coordinate to successfully organise the 17th session of the joint committee for economic, cultural, scientific and technological cooperation in 2019.
The two sides agreed to increase the sharing of information and coordination at regional and international forums, especially in the cooperation mechanisms of the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and related forums, contributing to the common goal of peace, stability and sustainable and inclusive development in the region, as well as promoting solidarity, unity and central role of ASEAN.
They pledged to strengthen coordination in 2020 when Vietnam will take over the ASEAN Chairmanship and Cambodia will host the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM).
Later on the same day, Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung paid a courtesy visit to Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn.
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The Vietnam Association of Former People's Public Security Officers must truly serve as a common home that fosters comradeship and solidarity among former public security officers and those who have contributed to the cause of safeguarding security and social order, said top leader To Lam.
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National Assembly President Tran Thanh Man coordination must go beyond finishing the agenda to improve the quality of NA decisions and Government enforcement; deal with policies rather than just paperwork, especially in the fight against corruption and other negative phenomena; and pin down final responsibility for each product, not just progress.
Prime Minister Le Minh Hung asked the two countries' inspection agencies to build on their achievements by regularly exchanging information and experience, maintaining delegation exchanges, and coordinating inspections in areas related to bilateral economic, trade and investment cooperation.
General Secretary and President To Lam demanded a sweeping review rather than piecemeal amendments to individual laws, so that people's rights are protected on a continuing basis.
The meeting approved a plan to develop the project on reviewing the 2013 Constitution and studying and proposing comprehensive amendments to the Constitution.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam on September 28 called for urgent and fundamental improvements in law enforcement, stressing that legislation and its enforcement must form a unified whole and ultimately serve development, protect legitimate rights and interests, and strengthen public trust.
The Government Inspectorate of Vietnam broadly accepted the Cambodian ministry's proposals to maintain, renew and make more effective regular meetings between professional units and training establishments, and increase exchanges of senior, expert and specialised working-group delegations.
Prime Minister Le Minh Hung said Vietnam can no longer depend on capital and cheap labour. The only way to maintain strong double-digit growth, he said, is by boosting productivity through science, technology, innovation, and digital transformation.
The General Secretary and President stressed that there must be no delay between resolutions and action, or between decisions and results in people’s lives, adding that laws must not only serve management but also facilitate development, while outdated regulations must not hinder growth.
Regarding Vietnam’s role in multilateral affairs, Wilfert highlighted four areas where Vietnam could further contribute to multilateral cooperation, beginning with its contribution to regional peace and stability through ASEAN and the UN.