Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc receives Cambodian Minister of Planning  Chhay Than in Hanoi on November 29, 2018

At a meeting with Cambodian Minister of Planning Chhay Than in Hanoi on Thursday, the PM appreciated cooperation results of the two planning ministries saying they have contributed to socio-economic development in each country and the bilateral relations. He welcomed the ministries’ signing of an agreement framework on Vietnam-Cambodia economic connectivity by 2030, urging both sides to early build a master plan on the two economies’ connectivity by 2030 as mentioned in the agreement framework.

Chhay Than said his working visit aims to tighten collaboration between the two planning ministries, and thanked the Vietnamese Government and the Ministry of Planning and Investment for supporting his ministry in human resources training. The minister confirmed that Cambodia always remembers Vietnam’s support for its past struggle for national liberation from the Khmer Rouge genocidal regime as well as the current nation building and development cause.

He also extended his sympathy to the Vietnamese Government and people over severe losses caused by recent floods and storms.