On the afternoon of July 17th, Mr. Ho Xuan Truong, Alternate Member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam and Standing Deputy Secretary of the Khanh Hoa Provincial Party Committee welcomed Ms. Touch Sopharath, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Cambodia to Vietnam visiting and attending the Khanh Hoa Sea Festival 2026. Also present were Mr. Tran Hoa Nam, Member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, along with leaders of various departments and agencies.
Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Ho Xuan Truong and Ambassador Touch Sopharath at the reception. (Photo: Bao Anh).
During the reception, Ambassador Touch Sopharath thanked the leaders of Khanh Hoa province for their hospitality and highly appreciated the province's socio-economic development achievements after the merger, especially its potential in marine economy, tourism, and logistics. Ambassador Touch Sopharath affirmed that the traditional friendship between Vietnam and Cambodia continues to be strengthened and developed. In this context, cooperation between localities plays a crucial role in strengthening connections between the people of the two countries.
Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Ho Xuan Truong presents a commemorative gift to Ambassador Touch Sopharath. (Photo: Bao Anh).
According to Ambassador Touch Sopharath, Khanh Hoa has many similarities with coastal localities of Cambodia, especially in terms of natural conditions and potential for developing marine tourism. This is a favorable foundation for the two sides to strengthen linkages, exchange experiences, and build joint tourism products. Ambassador Touch Sopharath expressed his hope that in the future, Khanh Hoa and localities of Cambodia will continue to expand substantive cooperation in the fields of economics, trade, investment, and tourism; and at the same time create conditions for the business communities of both sides to strengthen connections, explore cooperation opportunities, and contribute to deepening the friendly relations between the two countries.
Ambassador Touch Sopharath presents a commemorative gift to the leaders of Khanh Hoa province. (Photo: Bao Anh).
Speaking at the reception, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Ho Xuan Truong expressed his pleasure in welcoming Ambassador Touch Sopharath on his first visit to Khanh Hoa province since assuming his duties in Vietnam. Mr. Ho Xuan Truong also provided an overview of the province's socio-economic development after the merger, particularly highlighting its outstanding advantages in marine economy, tourism, logistics, seaports, and energy. In addition, Standing Deputy Secretary Ho Xuan Truong stated that Khanh Hoa province is focusing on effectively utilizing special mechanisms and policies to achieve double-digit economic growth, aiming to build Khanh Hoa into a centrally-governed city.
Provincial leaders, the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Cambodia to Vietnam, and delegates taking a commemorative photo at the reception. (Photo: Bao Anh)
The Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee affirmed that, based on the traditionally good neighborly relations between Vietnam and Cambodia, Khanh Hoa province always attaches importance to developing cooperative relations with Stung Treng province and other localities in Cambodia. However, the results of cooperation in the past have not been commensurate with the potential, especially in the field of tourism. Currently, flights connecting Khanh Hoa and Cambodia only maintain 1 to 3 flights per week and are expected to increase in frequency in the near future. Therefore, Mr. Ho Xuan Truong hoped that the Cambodian Embassy in Vietnam would continue to be a bridge to promote connections between localities and business communities of the two countries, expanding cooperation in the fields of economics, trade, investment and tourism; contributing to realizing the goal of increasing bilateral trade turnover between Vietnam and Cambodia to 20 billion USD; and further deepening the traditional friendship between the two countries.
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