Vietnam's top leader To Lam meets with Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen

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Vietnam’s Party General Secretary and President To Lam and Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen agreed to deepen bilateral cooperation and strengthen coordination at multilateral forums during a meeting in Phnom Penh on Saturday.

General Secretary and President Lam met with Hun Sen, who also leads the Cambodian People’s Party, while visiting Cambodia to attend the 20th Francophonie Summit.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam (L) meets with President of the Cambodian People’s Party and President of the Senate Hun Sen in Phnom Penh on Nov. 14, 2026. Photo by VNA

The two leaders spoke highly of the cooperation achievements in recent years and agreed to continue upholding the strategic guiding role of relations between the two Parties in the overall Vietnam-Cambodia relationship. They agreed to maintain regular high-level meetings, step up exchanges and consultations between Party and State agencies, and promptly discuss and coordinate the handling of important bilateral issues.

They also pledged to effectively carry out the outcomes and agreements reached at the high-level meeting in February between the two Parties, with a focus on improving the quality and effectiveness of cooperation, strengthening monitoring and supervision, and ensuring that agreements deliver substantive, tangible and measurable results.

The two leaders stressed the importance of further consolidating defence and security cooperation, maintaining political stability, social order and safety, and security along the shared border, and intensifying coordination in combating transnational crimes, including cybercrime.

They also called for closer economic connectivity, prioritising strategic transport infrastructure links, facilitating border trade and expanding cooperation in investment, energy, healthcare, banking, digital transformation, education and training. Both sides encouraged relevant agencies to proactively review and resolve difficulties facing key cooperation projects, and create favourable conditions for businesses from both countries to expand production and business operations.

The two countries also agreed to continue addressing outstanding border issues…

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