Ninh Bình Provincial Party Secretary Trần Huy Tuấn meets with Men Sam An, President of the National Council of the Solidarity Front for the Development of Cambodia Motherland in Ninh Bình on Sunday. — VNA/VNS Photo Thùy Dung

NINH BÌNH — A high-level delegation from the National Council of the Solidarity Front for the Development of Cambodia Motherland (SFDCM) paid a working visit to the northern province of Ninh Bình on Sunday, as part of their ongoing trip to Việt Nam.

The delegation was led by SFDCM PresidentMen Sam An, who also serves as Vice President of the Cambodian People’s Party and President of the Cambodia–Việt Nam Friendship Association. Joining the meeting with the Cambodian delegation was Hoàng Công Thủy, Vice President of the Việt Nam Fatherland Front Central Committee.

Welcoming the delegation, Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Trần Huy Tuấn said the visit is a vivid demonstration of the close ties and special attention that Cambodian leaders attach to the locality.

He affirmed that the Party organisation, authorities and people of Ninh Bình always value the traditional friendship with Cambodia and wish to further contribute to strengthening the solidarity and friendship between the two countries in a more practical and effective manner.

Tuấn expressed confidence that the visit would not only reflect the goodwill towards the province but also help deepen the long-standing friendship between Việt Nam and Cambodia. Ninh Bình hopes to expand exchanges and cooperation with Cambodian localities, particularly those sharing similarities in history, culture, heritage and tourism, with a view to establishing provincial-level partnerships and reinforcing bilateral ties.

For her part, Men Sam An thanked the province's leaders for their warm reception and congratulated Ninh Bình on its recent socio-economic achievements. She stressed that maintaining and strengthening comprehensive cooperation and friendship with Việt Nam at all levels remains a consistent, long-term policy of the Cambodian People’s Party.

She voiced her hope that relations between the two Parties and countries will continue to be consolidated for the mutual benefit of their people.

Highlighting tourism as a promising area of cooperation, she noted that this was her third visit to Ninh Bình and expressed her impression of the province’s dynamic transformation, particularly in tourism development. She called for expanded collaboration in the sector between Cambodian localities and Ninh Bình, describing it as a key opportunity to boost cooperation and further nurture the enduring friendship between the two neighbouring nations. — VNA/VNS