President meets Uzbek counterpart, Cambodian PM in Beijing

At the meeting with the Uzbek President, Vo affirmed Viet Nam's consistent policy to treasure the traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation with Central Asian countries, including Uzbekistan.

He expressed his hope that the Viet Nam–Uzbekistan relations will develop in a more practical fashion so as to benefit the two peoples.

The Vietnamese leader suggested both sides step up economic-trade collaboration while deepening cooperation in the fields of education-training, cultural exchange, tourism and people-to-people exchanges, and considering the opening of direct flights connecting localities of the two countries.

Besides, the two sides should enhance delegation exchanges at all levels to improve political trust and mutual understanding, and expand cooperation in the fields that the two nations hold complementary advantages, he stressed.

The Uzbek President, for his part, consented with the Vietnamese State leader's recommendations to promote bilateral collaboration in economy-trade and tourism, with priority given to exchanges of business delegations and expansion of business opportunities.

He affirmed that Uzbekistan attaches importance to the relations with Viet Nam, and wants to restore cooperation in traditional fields, particularly oil and gas, education-training, student exchange and cultural exchange.

Both leaders pledged to enhance cooperation at multilateral forums, including the United Nations and many other international organizations.

Uzbekistan hopes that Viet Nam will be a bridge to help it bolster connectivity with ASEAN, while Viet Nam wants to promote cooperative relations with the Central Asian region through Uzbekistan.

During the first between the Vietnamese President and Cambodian PM since the latter took office in August, both leaders expressed their hope to increase exchange to develop the bilateral ties into a more comprehensive fashion.

They said that there is ample room for both sides to boost collaboration across the fields of economy and infrastructure connectivity.

Considering security-defense a pillar in their relations, the two leaders vowed to strengthen cooperation to maintain stability, safety and security in border areas, and prevent cross-border crimes.

They also expressed their resolve to complete the remaining 16 percent of land border demarcation and marker planting workload.

Vo congratulated Cambodia on its achievements over the past years, believing that under the leadership of Prime Minister Hun Manet, Cambodia will reap further prosperous development, raising its role and position in the region and the world.

He affirmed Viet Nam's consistent policy of attaching importance to the good neighborliness, traditional friendship, and comprehensive and long-term sustainable cooperation with Cambodia.

Vo recommended both sides enhance the exchange of delegations and contacts at all levels, effectively carry out their signed agreements, and step up cooperation in economy and human resources training.

Hun Manet, for his part, agreed that contacts at all levels will help both sides find out measures to boost bilateral relations, stressing that discussions among leaders of Cambodia, Laos and Viet Nam are important to enhance their ties, connect the three economies, as well as promote collaboration in ASEAN.

He also said that both sides should enhance cultural exchange as well as expand tourism cooperation and people-to-people exchange, and thanked Viet Nam for granting scholarships for Cambodian students to study in the country./.