Governors of Cambodian provinces extend New Year greetings to Long An
Governors of Cambodia’s Svay Rieng and Pray Veng provinces on January 13 visited neighbouring Long An province of Vietnam to extend Lunar New Year (Tet) greetings to local people as Vietnam's most important festival is approaching.
Governors of Cambodia’s Svay Rieng and Pray Veng provinces visit neighbouring Long An province of Vietnam to extend Lunar New Year (Tet) (Photo: VNA)
Long An (VNA) - Governors of Cambodia’sSvay Rieꩵng and Pray Veng provinces on January 13 visited neighbouring Long An provinceof Vietnam to exten𒆙d Lunar New Year (Tet) greetings to local people as Vietnam's most important festival is approaching.
The Cambodian officials spoke highly ofachievements that Long An obtained last year, saying they wish for closersolidarity and friendship between Vietnam, Cambodia and the border provinces. Chairman of the Long An People’s Committee Tran Van Utthanked the two guests for their gesture, saying he expects the threeprovinces will cooperate more effectively in 2023 and beyond, particularly infostering border trade and services, in order to build and maintain the sharedborder of peace, friendship and cooperation for mutual development. He also wished the time-tested, traditional friendshipand comprehensive cooperation between the peoples of Vietnam and Cambodia ingeneral and the people of the three provinces of Long An, Svay Rieng and PreyVeng in particular achieve more fruitful outcomes in the time ahead. The Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Year 2022 was an important milestone for the two countries with a lot of activities held to mark the 55th founding anniversary of diplomatic ties./.
Delegations from the Cambodian Royal Army Guards and provinces on January 10 paid visits to Can Tho city, Ca Mau and Bac Lieu provinces in the south of Vietnam ahead of the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.
The Vietnam Embassy in Cambodia, Khmer-Vietnamese Association, and Sacombank Cambodia on January 11 gave Lunar New Year (Tet) presents to Cambodians of Vietnamese origin with disadvantaged circumstances living in Phnom Penh.
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In recent years, with strong support from the Party and State, and building on its tradition as a heroic news agency, the VNA has not only actively participated in OANA but also proactively proposed various ideas for cooperation, helping shape a fresh image of effective media collaboration in the digital era, said VNA General Director Vu Viet Trang.
Governors of Cambodia’s Svay Rieng and Pray Veng provinces visit neighbouring Long An province of Vietnam to extend Lunar New Year (Tet) (Photo: VNA) 
