Welcome ceremony held for Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister in Hanoi
WVR - The Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister of Cambodia affirmed that this visit and working session in Vietnam is an opportunity for both sides to exchange and further deepen the Vietnam-Cambodia defence relationship.
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| Deputy Prime Minister, Defence Minister, General Phan Van Giang presides over the official ceremony for Deputy Prime Minister, Cambodian Defence Minister, General Tea Seiha. (Photo: Nguyen Hong) |
In accordance with the 2026 cooperation plan between the Ministries of Defence of Vietnam and Cambodia, the Cambodian Defence Minister's delegation is on an official visit to Vietnam from October 12-15, attending the annual meeting between the three Defence Ministers and joint exercises among the armies of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.
On the afternoon of October 13, at the Ministry of Defence headquarters, General Phan Van Giang, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence, presided over the official welcome ceremony for General Tea Seiha, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of Cambodia. Following the ceremony, the two Defence Ministers held talks.
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| General Phan Van Giang affirmed that defence cooperation between Vietnam and Cambodia. (Photo: Nguyen Hong) |
During the talks, General Phan Van Giang emphasised that since the beginning of 2026, high-level leaders of both countries have conducted visits and meetings to guide the cooperative relationship between the two nations, thereby reaffirming the priority given to the Vietnam-Cambodia relationship. This includes strengthening defense and security cooperation, promoting trade and investment, infrastructure connectivity, education and training cooperation, and people-to-people exchanges, enhancing the complementary nature of the two economies...
Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Phan Van Giang stated that along with the continuous development of bilateral relations, defense cooperation between Vietnam and Cambodia continues to achieve comprehensive results, becoming increasingly substantive and effective, serving as one of the important pillars in the bilateral relationship.
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| General Phan Van Giang suggested that both sides enhance consultation and support each other at multilateral forums and in cooperation among the armies of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia... (Photo: Nguyen Hong) |
The Ministry of National Defence leadership highlighted that the contents of the 2026 cooperation plan have been effectively coordinated by both sides, especially in areas such as high-level and various-level delegation exchanges; dialogue and consultation mechanisms; training and capacity building for officers; border management and protection; education and propaganda; search and repatriation of martyr remains; defense industry; logistics; and mutual support at multilateral forums...
Regarding future cooperation, General Phan Van Giang proposed that the agencies and units of the two Ministries of Defence actively and proactively implement the agreed cooperation contents, focusing on areas such as political and ideological education cooperation, strengthening political trust; searching, gathering, and repatriating the remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who sacrificed in Cambodia during wartime; high-level and various-level meetings and contacts; Dialogue – Consultation; cooperation among military branches; enhancing coordination in border management and protection, building a peaceful, cooperative, and developing Vietnam-Cambodia border.
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| General Phan Van Giang suggested that the agencies and units of the two Ministries of Defence actively and proactively implement the agreed cooperation contents. (Photo: Nguyen Hong) |
The Ministry of Defence leadership proposed that both sides effectively implement the Memorandum of Understanding between the two governments on the protection and promotion of the Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Monuments in Cambodia (signed on October 9, 2026); continue to prioritize human resource training cooperation; defense industry; logistics and supplies; defense economy; enhancing consultation and mutual support at multilateral forums and cooperation among the armies of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia...
In 2027, the two countries will celebrate the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations. Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister, General Phan Van Giang proposed that working-level representatives from both sides coordinate to develop plans for organizing commemorative activities by the Ministries of Defence and the armies of both countries, ensuring widespread dissemination of the solidarity and friendship between the two nations to their respective agencies and units.
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| The Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister of Cambodia affirmed that this visit and working session in Vietnam is an opportunity for both sides to exchange and further deepen the bilateral defense relationship. (Photo: Nguyen Hong) |
For his part, General Tea Seiha emphasised that the Vietnam-Cambodia cooperative relationship is a long-standing traditional friendship and expressed joy over the positive cooperation results and new advancements in bilateral cooperation between the two countries.
The Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister of Cambodia affirmed that this visit and working session in Vietnam is an opportunity for both sides to exchange and further deepen the bilateral defence relationship, contributing to promoting the traditional friendly neighbourly relations, comprehensive cooperation, and long-term sustainability between Vietnam and Cambodia.
Praising the substantive and effective results achieved by the two Ministries of Defence in recent times, General Tea Seiha proposed that in the future, both sides continue to coordinate in implementing the agreed cooperation contents, focusing on areas such as delegation exchanges, training, and border management on the sea and land... Thereby, contributing to consolidating defence cooperation as one of the important pillars of Vietnam-Cambodia cooperation.
At the conclusion of the talks, the Deputy Prime Ministers and Defence Ministers of the two countries signed the Vietnam-Cambodia Defence Cooperation Plan for 2027.
