Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received Cambodian Minister of Industry, Science and Technology Innovation Hem Vanndy. Photo: VGP
On November 26, on the occasion of the Autumn Economic Forum 2025 themed "Green transformation in the digital age", Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received Cambodian Minister of Industry, Science and Technology Innovation Hem Vanndy.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh sent his regards to King Norodom Sihamoni; President of the Cambodian People's Party and President of the Cambodian Senate Hun Sen; Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and other Cambodian leaders.
The Prime Minister expressed his delight that the relationship between the two countries continues to be consolidated and developed. Party channel cooperation helps to strengthen mutual trust and is a foundation for other areas to develop together. Security and defense cooperation continues to play a pivotal role. In particular, economic cooperation is increasingly close and has become a bright spot in bilateral relations with high trade growth, with the trade turnover between the two countries expected to reach over 12 billion USD in 2025.
The Prime Minister said that the relationship between the two countries is very special, having stood side by side in the process of gaining national independence and in building and developing the country; it is necessary to continue to promote it to build and develop each country to become stronger, more powerful, more prosperous, and able to withstand external shocks. Vietnam has developed agriculture to escape poverty, developed industry to become an upper middle-income country and is continuing to rely on science and technology to become a developed, high-income country.
Emphasizing that the two countries need to promote cooperation in all fields, the Prime Minister highly appreciated the cooperation results between the Vietnamese Ministry of Science and Technology and the Cambodian Ministry of Industry, Science and Technology Innovation in recent times; at the same time, he suggested that in the coming time, the two sides should continue to promote cooperation in the field of digital transformation, with many activities of sharing experiences and training human resources for cadres, experts and labor force in the fields of science, technology and engineering.
The Prime Minister believes that with the determination of the two governments and the efforts of ministries and sectors, the Vietnam-Cambodia relationship will achieve even greater achievements. Photo: VGP
The Prime Minister affirmed that Vietnam is ready to continue to accompany Cambodia in the journey of building a digital economy and digital society through sharing initiatives and experiences in building and perfecting the legal environment, developing digital infrastructure, as well as training and improving digital skills for people, and together with Cambodia, continue to consolidate and deepen the traditional friendship between the two countries. The Prime Minister believes that with the determination of the two governments and the efforts of ministries and sectors, the Vietnam-Cambodia relationship will achieve even greater achievements.
For his part, the Cambodian Minister of Industry, Science and Technology Innovation congratulated Vietnam on successfully organizing the Autumn Economic Forum to promote green transformation, inspire and continue economic integration towards green and digital development; and hoped that the two countries would cooperate and contribute to the development of the region in this field.
Expressing his admiration for Vietnam's innovation process, especially the vision of turning Ho Chi Minh City into a megacity and using science, technology and digital transformation to help Vietnam enter a new era of development, Minister Hem Vanndy suggested that the two sides cooperate more closely in this field; believing that the friendship between the two countries will continue to develop with the affection and companionship of the Vietnamese Government for Cambodia to develop together.
Source: https://vtv.vn/viet-nam-san-sang-dong-hanh-cung-cambodia-trong-hanh-trinh-xay-dung-nen-kinh-te-so-xa-hoi-so-10025112614555527.htm
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