The visa exemption agreement between Cambodia and Vietnam, which came into effect on December 4, has been welcomed by local media.
The agreement was awaited by the peoples of the two countries for such a long time, the media quoted Cambodian Tourism Minister Thong Khon as saying.
It will help boost tourist activities as well as trade and economic relations between the two countries, he said.
With the agreement, the number of Vietnamese tourists going to Cambodia is likely to increase in the future, he added.
Cambodia’s travel and transportation companies believed that the agreement would create more jobs for people of the two countries, especially those who live in border areas.
The agreement was signed during a visit to Vietnam by Prime Minister Hun Sen in early November. Under the agreement, ordinary passport holders from Viet Nam and Cambodia who want to stay in either country for up to 14 days will be exempt from visa requirements./.