Director of General Politics Department of the Vietnam People’s Army,
General Le Van Dung is leading a delegation on a four-day visit to
Cambodia from August 16.
General Dung met
Secretary of State of Cambodia’s Defence Ministry, General Neang Phat
and Director of General Department of Defence Services, General Meas
Savan.
General Dung said following cooperation agreements
between the two countries and two defence ministries, Vietnam and
Cambodia army forces have conducted visits to exchange experiences.
Vietnam ’s General Politics Department and
Cambodia ’s General Department of Defence Services have cooperated in
staff training and security protection, Dung said.
In the future, the General Politics Department of the Vietnam
People’s Army will help train staff of Cambodian Royal Armed Force’s
gendarmerie, he said.
General Neang Phat
expressed his hope that the traditional friendship and cooperation
between the two countries and two armed forces would continue to
develop.
General Dung and his entourage have
also met with Prime Minister Hun Sen and Deputy Prime Minister and
Defence Minister, General Tea Banh.
As planned, the
Vietnamese delegation will visit Cambodia ’s High Command of Guard
and Riem military base in Preah Sihanouk province./.
