Vietnam-Cambodia to sign visa exemption agreement
17:18' 03/11/2008 (GMT+7)
VietNamNet Bridge - The Cambodian Prime Minister, Hun Sen, will pay an official
visit to Vietnam on November 4-5 at the invitation of his Vietnamese
counterpart Nguyen Tan Dung, to reinforce the traditional friendship and
comprehensive cooperation between the two countries.
PMs Nguyen Tan Dung and Hun Sen (photo: daylife.come)
During the visit, the two PMs will discuss measures to boost cooperation across
all fields, particularly with regard to the economy, trade and investment, to
accelerate land border demarcation and landmark plantation, and promote
coordination between the two countries at regional and multilateral forums.
The first visit of PM Hun Sen during his fourth term (September 2008-2013) will
be made in the context of growing bilateral relations under the motto “best
neighbourliness, traditional friendship and comprehensive and long-lasting
cooperation”.
The two countries have exchanged a number of visits by high-level delegations.
After his coronation in October 2004, Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni twice
visited Vietnam, first in March 2006 and again in June 2008. Vietnamese
President Nguyen Minh Triet visited Cambodia in February 2007.
Last March, PMs Hunsen and Nguyen Tan Dung had a meeting at the 3rd Greater
Mekong Sub-region summit (GMS3) in Vietiane, Laos.
The two sides convened the fourth meeting on cooperation and development of
their border provinces in February 2008 and the third session of the Joint
Commission for Economic, Cultural and Scientific-Technological Cooperation last
October.
During the official visit to Vietnam, PM Hunsen will attend the third
Ayeyawadi-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Summit (ACMECS) and the
fourth Cambodia-Laos-Myanmar-Vietnam Summit (CLMV) in Hanoi from November 4-7.
The two countries have enjoyed significant progress in their economic, trade
and investment cooperation. Two-way trade has been steadily increasing, from
$180 million in 2000 to almost $1.2 billion in 2007. It hit $903 million in the
first half of 2008 hit. They have set a target of $2 billion in two-way trade
turnover by 2010.
Vietnam’s investment in Cambodia reached the $100 million mark in 2007.
The two countries’ levels of cooperation in matters such as education and
training, energy, health care, transport, and national security and defence
have advanced considerably.
The two sides have enjoyed a good working relationship in dealing with issues
related to the borderline and border security and order, and have agreed to
complete the border demarcation and landmark plantation project by 2012.
The two countries have also worked to increase cooperation within a number of
international organisations, such as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
(ASEAN), and other regional and international cooperation mechanisms, including
the Mekong River Commission (MRC), the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS), the
East-West Economic Corridor Development Programme (EWEC), and the
Ayeyawady-Chao Praya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS).
The two sides planed to sign a visa exemption agreement, the agreement on the
point of connection for the Singapore – Kunming railway, the agreement on
commodity transit, the cooperation agreement between the Radio Voice of Vietnam
and the Cambodia Royal Radio, and the cooperation program between the Ministry
of Information and Communications of Vietnam and the Cambodia Information
Ministry.
The two countries are negotiating to admen the agreement on waterway
transportation and other agreements on mining, industry and energy.
Vietnam and Cambodia also agreed to complete planting land border landmarks by
2012.
Xuan Linh
"My Khmer Compatriots, ask not what Cambodia and her People can do for you, ask
what you can do for Cambodia and her People"
The Khmer Politicians have only interpreted the Cambodia and her beloved people
in various ways.
The point, however, is to change it...
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