Cambodia, Vietnam sign donation, trade agreements

Cambodian and Vietnamese government officials here on Wednesday signed two agreements on trade cooperation and sports donation, on the sideline of the one- day Cambodia-Vietnam Business Forum.

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and visiting Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet witnessed the signing ceremony.

Under the trade cooperation agreement, the ALPHANAM Sai Gon JSC of Vietnam will supply Amatak Angkor Elevator Company Ltd. of Cambodia with electronic equipment worth around five million U.S. dollars.

In accordance with the sports donation agreement, Vietnam will offer the National Olympic Committee of Cambodia with products worth about 400,000 U.S. dollars.

The forum was held as part of the schedule of Triet, who arrived here on Tuesday for a three-day state visit, at the invitation of Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni.

On Tuesday, he respectively met with King Sihamoni, Senate President Chea Sim, National Assembly President Heng Samrin and Hun Sen to discuss the bilateral ties and cooperation.

Source: Xinhua