At the meeting, Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai congratulated Cambodia on its many important achievements in socio -economic development under the reign of King Norodom Sihamoni, the leadership of the Cambodian People's Party (CPP) led by Senate President Samdech Techo Hun Sen and the administration of Prime Minister Hun Manet's Government. The Deputy Prime Minister expressed his pleasure at seeing that the cooperation between the two countries has maintained a stable development momentum in recent times, with economic cooperation being a bright spot and trade turnover growing remarkably in the first quarter of 2024. The Deputy Prime Minister emphasized that the spirit of solidarity, attachment and mutual sacrifice is always a priceless asset between the two peoples.
Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Sun Chanthol respectfully conveyed his warm congratulations to President To Lam and National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man who were recently elected to their new positions by the Vietnamese National Assembly.
Deputy Prime Minister Sun Chanthol said that to achieve the goal of raising trade turnover to 20 billion USD, the two countries need to further strengthen economic, trade and investment relations and the Cambodian Government encourages Vietnamese businesses to invest more in Cambodia.
The two Deputy Prime Ministers agreed to promote visits and contacts between high-ranking leaders of the two countries, including high-level meetings between the two Parties, and continue to effectively implement bilateral cooperation agreements and mechanisms.
The two sides affirmed that they always attach importance to and give high priority to the good neighborly relations, traditional friendship, comprehensive cooperation, and long-term sustainability between Vietnam and Cambodia. Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai affirmed that Vietnam respects Cambodia's legitimate interests in national construction and development, including the Funan Techo Canal project, in accordance with the friendly relations and relevant regulations of the Mekong River Commission (MRC).
In that spirit, the Deputy Prime Minister hopes that Cambodia will continue to closely coordinate with Vietnam and the MRC in sharing information about the project and assessing the project's impact on water resources and the ecological environment of the Mekong River basin, ensuring the harmony of interests of riparian countries, for the sustainable development of the basin and for the benefit of the people.
At the meeting with Singaporean Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong, the two sides highly appreciated the positive cooperation results between the two countries in all fields, especially economic cooperation; agreed to consider soon raising the relationship to a new height, creating a premise for Vietnam - Singapore cooperation to become a future model in ASEAN.
Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai congratulated Mr. Gan Kim Yong on his appointment as Deputy Prime Minister, congratulated Singapore on the successful transfer of power from the 3rd generation to the 4th generation of leaders, and expressed his belief that the Government and people of Singapore will continue to achieve many great achievements in the cause of national construction and development.
To bring the Vietnam - Singapore relationship to a new height, Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai asked Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong to continue to pay attention to and promote the effective implementation of the Framework Agreement on Connecting the Two Economies, the Green Economy - Digital Economy Relations; expand high-quality FDI projects in emerging technology fields; transform the VSIP Industrial Park into a smart, green and sustainable model; promote cooperation in education, training, tourism, and people-to-people exchange. Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai hopes that the two countries will continue to coordinate closely at regional and international forums such as ASEAN, the United Nations, APEC, etc.; and work together to build a strong, united, self-reliant ASEAN Community and promote its central role, especially in regional issues.
Singaporean Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong highly appreciated the speech of the Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister at the Future of Asia Conference, thereby spreading the message of ensuring peace and stability, promoting free trade and strengthening solidarity and cooperation in multilateral frameworks and international forums.
The Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore emphasized the potential for economic cooperation with Vietnam, wishing to expand cooperation not only in quantity but also in quality. Based on the established Green Economy - Digital Economy Partnership framework, the Singaporean side suggested that the two sides study and implement cooperation projects in emerging fields such as: electricity transmission, hydrogen, carbon credits, green finance, etc.
On this occasion, Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai asked Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong to help convey Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's invitation to Prime Minister Lawrence Wong to soon visit Vietnam.
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