The seventh
meeting on co-operation and development between the border provinces of
Cambodia and Vietnam began yesterday in HCM City, co-chaired by Vietnamese
Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh and Cambodian Deputy Primer Minister
Sar Kheng.
At the meeting, the two sides praised each other's cooperative efforts
between ministries and local authorities in border provinces, particularly in
implementing agreements on safety and security, improvement of socio-economic
activities and the maintaining of good friendships between the border
provinces.
The two countries also pledged to create more favourable conditions in
promoting cooperation and friendship among localities.
Despite the serious impact from the global downturn, trade relations
between Vietnam and Cambodia maintained growth with turnover of US$2.8 billion
last year, an increase of 54 per cent in comparison with 2010.
For the next five years, the two countries have targeted to reach $5
billion in trade by providing tax privileges for each partner's commodities;
simplifying customs procedures; opening bank branches on the border;
strengthening information exchange; implementing bilateral memoranda on market
watches and organising annual conferences on trade development and cooperation
between the border provinces of Cambodia and Vietnam.
Trade fairs and exhibitions, conferences and business forums have been
encouraged to organise on a regular basis.
The master plan for markets along the border during the 2010-2020
period should be completed soon and pilot projects for the border markets will
be completed this year.
Regulations to manage the border markets should be researched, along
with solutions to stop smuggling and trade fraud.
Cambodia praised Vietnamese investment projects in the country and
pledged to conduct research on how it could give Vietnam more incentives for
investment in the border area, especially for hydropower projects.
In the near future, more attention will be paid to transport
infrastructure in order to create a good road system linking all economic zones
and markets at the border gate.
The master plan to link transport between border provinces will be
finished soon.
The two sides also pledged to sign a financial memorandum to build the
Cambodian part of the Long Binh – Chary Thom bridge project.
Cooperation in agriculture, forestry and marine sectors will be
promoted by exchanging experiences, techniques and information, and providing
high-yield animal breed and plant seed.
Officials will also strengthen animal quarantine, insect and disease
control and illegal trade in animals and wood.
To celebrate "Year of Vietnam -Cambodia Friendship 2012",
there will be cultural, art and sports exchanges.
Work on defining the landmarks for the border line between the two
countries will continue as well.
The two sides promised to speed up the remaining work for a peaceful,
friendly, cooperative and developed border.
Cooperation to maintain security and order inside each nation as well
as the border area have also achieved good results.
The two countries also pledged not to allow any of their forces to
invade and violate the other's territory.
To continue the fight against illegal immigration and inter-continental
crimes, the border will maintain their joint patrols, support each other in
securing orders, and hold regular meetings.
In addition, local authorities will educate border residents about
border regulations and take part in the search for bodies of Vietnamese solders
who died in Cambodia.
During the meeting, the Cambodian side appraised and thanked the
medical check-ups that are regularly given by Vietnamese doctors in their
country.
The eighth meeting on cooperation and development between border
provinces of Cambodia and Vietnam will be held in Cambodia in 2013.
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