Vietnamese FM to pay working visit to Cambodia next week

Vietnamese Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh will pay a working visit to Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, from March 13 to 15 to attend two meetings, said a Cambodian Foreign Ministry statement on Friday.

The two meetings are the 9th Meeting on Cooperation and Development of the Cambodia-Vietnam Border Provinces and the 15th Meeting of the Cambodia-Vietnam Joint Commission (JC) on Economic, Cultural, Scientific and Technological Cooperation, the statement said.

"The convening of these two meetings coincides with the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the diplomatic relations between the two countries, providing opportunity to reflect past achievements as well as to chart future roadmap in the joint endeavor to further enhance the existing excellent bond of traditional friendship, good neighborliness and comprehensive cooperation," it said.

At the end of the JC meeting, Pham Binh Minh and Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn will sign the agreed minutes of the 15th Meeting of the Cambodia-Vietnam Joint Commission, the statement added.

While in Cambodia, Pham Binh Minh, who is also a deputy prime minister, will also pay a courtesy call on Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen, it said.

Source: Xinhua