Cambodia, Vietnam pledge closer cooperation
10:58, April 23, 2011 
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (R, Front) and visiting Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung (L, Front) attend a signing ceremony of cooperation documents in Phnom Pehh, Cambodia, on April 23, 2011. The two premiers held a meeting here on Saturday, during which Cambodia and Vietnam pledged to boost political and economic cooperation for the interests of the two nations. (Xinhua/Phearum)
Cambodia and Vietnam on Saturday pledged to boost political and economic cooperation for the interests of the two nations, Srey Thamrong, a minister attached to the Prime Minister Hun Sen, told reporters on Saturday.
During his one-hour meeting with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, the visiting Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said that his visit to Cambodia was to strengthen and expand political and economic ties between the two neighboring countries, especially to boost Vietnamese investors to Cambodia, Srey Thamrong told reporters after the meeting.
The two premiers agreed on all points in the negotiation on land boundary demarcation and pledged to push the border demarcation between Cambodia and Vietnam to complete before 2012 in order to build a border line with peace, cooperation and development for the interests of the two countries' people, he added.
In the last few years, major Vietnamese investors have flocked to do businesses in Cambodia and help to develop Cambodia's economy, especially the investment in rubber plantations.
Hun Sen has highly appreciated the good cooperation between the two countries and also informed Dung about the two straight days of armed conflict between Cambodian and Thailand troops at Ta Krabey and Ta Mon temples and some areas along the border in Oddar Meanchey province.
Dung said that Vietnam is extremely concerned over the issue and has already informed Thai ambassador to Hanoi about its concern over the issue.
Meanwhile, the two prime ministers unanimously expressed concern over the impact that could result from the construction of the Xayaburi hydro-electric dam in Laos.
The two premiers agreed to suggest Laos to cooperate with Cambodia, Vietnam and Thailand to study thoroughly about the environment impact before deciding building the dam.
After the meeting, the two premiers witnessed a signing ceremony of two documents, including the Joint Venture Agreement on the Establishment of Cambodia Angkor Air and the memorandum of understanding on the modification in some remaining areas of the land boundary between the governments of Cambodia and Vietnam.
Nguyen Tan Dung, headed a high delegation, arrived here on Saturday to pay a two-day working visit at the invitation of his Cambodian counterpart Hun Sen.
Source: Xinhua
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