President of the VFF Central Committee Tran Thanh Man (second from left) presents gift to Men Sam Ol (second from right) (Source: VNA) In her opening speech, Vice President of the SFDC NationalCouncil Men Sam Ol said the two fronts should encourage border localities toestablish friendship associations to tighten solidarity and friendship acrossthe fields, particularly in safeguarding border security and order.
President of the VFF Central Committee Tran Thanh Man hailedthe significance of the conference at a time when the two countries celebratethe 50th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties.
He suggested educating people in the two countries,including young generations, about the tradition of special solidarity,comprehensive cooperation and friendship between the two nations, as well asurging border residents to support the policy on economic development with afocus on promoting tourism under the theme “Two countries, one destination”.
The two fronts need to persuade people in border areas to givesupport to border demarcation efforts as agreed by the two countries’ leaders,he said, adding that he believed the two countries will propel their tiesforward despite uncertain developments in the region and the world.
The conference reviewed the implementation of the jointcommuniqué adopted at the fourth conference held in Vietnam in 2014.
In their speeches, participants all stressed that solidarityprovides the impetus for sustainable bilateral ties.
Concluding the event, Vice President of the VFF CentralCommittee Truong Thi Ngoc Anh and SFDC permanent Vice President and SecretaryGeneral Nhem Valy approved a joint communiqué between the two fronts on theoutcomes of the conference.
Representatives of front organisations in border localities signedan agreement on building a borderline of peace, friendship, cooperation anddevelopment for 2017-2020.
The next conference is scheduled to take place in Vietnam in2020.
Vietnam and Cambodia share a land borderline of nearly1,137km, passing through 10 Vietnamese provinces of Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Dak Lak,Dak Nong, Binh Phuoc, Tay Ninh, Long An, Dong Thap, An Giang, Kien Giang and 9Cambodian provinces of Rattanakiri, Mondulkiri, Kratie, Tbong Khmum, SvayRieng, Prey Veng, Kandal, Takeo and Kampot.
Before the event, VFF Central Committee President Tran ThanhMan held meetings with leaders of the Cambodian Senate, parliament, governmentand SFDC National Council, during which both sides proposed refining mechanismsto lifting bilateral ties in the future.
The delegations of both countries to the conference offeredincense to the Vietnam-Cambodia martyrs’ memorial in Kampot province.
The VFF delegation also made a working visit to Kampot andpresented gifts to local residents living in need.
As scheduled on August 17, the delegation will offer giftsto poor households in Kep province before concluding their Cambodian visit.-VNA
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