An overview of the meeting. VNA/VNS Photo

KON TUM – The Việt Nam Fatherland Front (VFF) Committee of the Central Highlands of Kon Tum and the Solidarity Front for the Development of Cambodia Motherland (SFDCM) Committee of Cambodia’s Ratanakiri province held a meeting to review the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation and exchange of front work experience between the two sides for the 2019-2024 period.

Y Thị Bích Thọ, Chairmwoman of the Kon Tum VFF Committee,  said that the document's contents have been implemented effectively by both sides, especially the promoting of the historical tradition of solidarity and close bond between the people of Việt Nam and Cambodia.

Meanwhile, the two sides have carried out activities such as exchanges and twinning between villages, communes, and districts along the shared border, while working with local authorities to encourage residents to report crimes and prevent illegal migration, smuggling, trafficking in drugs, weapons, and explosives, and illegal logging and mining. They have also collaborated on timely settlement of arising issues, Thọ said.

At the meeting, both sides reviewed and evaluated the results of the MoU implementation and the outcomes, and agreed on future cooperation directions.

The two sides pointed to the need for further efforts and higher determination in building and consolidating solidarity, and ensuring long-term sustainability between the two provinces and two countries.

They pledged to continue their close cooperation in exchanging experiences on communications and encouraging people from both provinces to implement national solidarity policies, and build and protect the sovereignty of each country.

Kon Tum has supported funding for a one-year Vietnamese-language course for 10 students from Ratanakiri, followed by undergraduate education at the Đà Nẵng University branch in Kon Tum. The province also supported the training of six Ratanakiri students between 2018-2023 and sent a teacher to teach Vietnamese to children of the Khmer-Vietnamese Association.

Both sides have regularly exchanged information and strengthened cooperation. Notably, they have frequently encouraged people to participate in protecting the border and markers, combating illegal activities in border areas, assisting authorities in searching for and repatriating remains of Vietnamese soldiers and experts who died in Cambodia, while coordinating in the fight against the COVID-19, and implementing social welfare activities for sustainable poverty reduction in the border areas. VNS