By Prashanth Parameswaran
The two sides are looking to expand their defense cooperation.
Vietnam and Cambodia have vowed to boost defense cooperation between their two nations following high-level talks, Vietnamese media outlets reported earlier this week.
At talks held on March 6 in Ho Chi Minh City, the defense ministers of the two countries signed the Protocol and Plan for Cooperation in 2015 between their two ministries.
According to media reports, the two ministers – Vietnam’s General Phung Quang Thanh and Cambodia’s General Tia Banh – agreed to continue to boost defense ties in areas including military exchanges, education and training; searching for, retrieving and repatriating the remains of Vietnamese soldiers in Cambodia; and coordinating the management of border areas.
The two sides also reviewed their defense cooperation to date. Thanh thanked the Cambodian government and defense ministry for their assistance thus far, particularly in recovering remains of Vietnamese soldiers who were killed in Cambodia during the war. He also affirmed the Vietnam People Army’s willingness to increase its support for the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces in Cambodia’s national development process.
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