Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on August 23 hosted a reception for Mr. Hor Namhong, Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation currently on a working visit to Vietnam.
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Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung (R) and Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Hor Namhong (L), Ha Noi, August 23, 2011
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Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung told the guest that Vietnam has maintained its consistent policy of nurturing and developing the comprehensive ties with Cambodia for mutual benefits.
Mr. Dung hailed the outcomes of the latest meeting of the Vietnam-Cambodia Joint Committee, recommending the two sides jointly exploiting available potentials in such areas as economics, culture, education, tourism, and national defense.
The Vietnamese Government chief hoped that the two countries would work together in building ASEAN and tapping the natural resources in the Mekong River.
For his part, Mr. Hor Namhong expressed gratitude to Vietnam for effective helping Cambodia in the training of its labor resources in recent years.
“Cambodia hopes to cement and deepen the bilateral ties with Vietnam, especially in economics, trade and investment”, said the Deputy Prime Minister.
He added that Cambodia would adopt the best investment incentives for Vietnamese players to do business there.
The two leaders took the occasion to discuss the planting of border landmarks, agreeing to work to finalize the task at the end of 2012 in the spirit of brotherhood, neighborliness, mutual confidence and understanding./.