On 6/8, in the morning, Prime Minister Hun Manet led a high-level Cambodian delegation to Hanoi for an official visit to Vietnam and to attend the third ASEAN Future Forum from 6/9 to 10. The visit was at the invitation of Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung. The delegation included First Lady Pich Chanmony, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn, other senior officials and business representatives.
During the visit, Hun Manet was to hold bilateral talks with Le Minh Hung on deeper relations, practical cooperation and regional and international issues of shared concern, exploring further cooperation ahead of the following year’s 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations. He was also to pay courtesy calls on Communist Party of Vietnam General Secretary and State President To Lam and National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man.
At the ASEAN Future Forum, Hun Manet was to give a keynote under the theme “Shaping our future together: peace, prosperity and people at the centre”, outlining ideas for deeper ASEAN trade, investment and regional economic cooperation. The report also presents the visit as an important diplomatic step to deepen strategic communication and practical cooperation ahead of the 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties.
