BỘ NGOẠI GIAO
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CỘNG HÒA XÃ HỘI
CHỦ NGHĨA VIỆT NAM
Độc lập - Tự do - Hạnh phúc
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Số:
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Hà Nội, ngày 30
tháng 06 năm 2014
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THÔNG BÁO
VỀ VIỆC ĐIỀU ƯỚC QUỐC TẾ CÓ HIỆU LỰC
Thực hiện quy định tại Khoản
3, Điều 47 của Luật Ký kết, gia nhập và thực hiện điều ước quốc tế năm
2005, Bộ Ngoại giao trân trọng thông báo:
Biên bản kỳ họp lần thứ 13 Ủy ban hỗn
hợp Việt Nam - Campuchia về hợp tác kinh tế, văn hóa, khoa học kỹ thuật, ký tại
Phnôm-pênh ngày 11 tháng 02 năm 2014, có hiệu lực kể từ ngày 11 tháng 02 năm
2014.
Bộ Ngoại giao trân trọng gửi bản sao
Biên bản theo quy định tại Điều 68 của Luật nêu trên (kèm bản
dịch tiếng Việt do Bộ Kế hoạch và Đầu tư cung cấp để tham khảo)./.
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TL. BỘ TRƯỞNG
KT. VỤ TRƯỞNG
VỤ LUẬT PHÁP VÀ ĐIỀU ƯỚC QUỐC TẾ
PHÓ VỤ TRƯỞNG
Nguyễn Văn Ngự
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AGREED MINUTES
OF
THE THIRTEENTH MEETING OF THE VIET NAM-CAMBODIA JOINT COMMISSION FOR ECONOMIC,
CULTURAL, SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL COOPERATION
(Phnom Penh,
10-11 February 2014)
The 13th meeting of the Cambodia-Viet
Nam Joint Commission for Economic, Cultural, Scientific and Technological
Cooperation was held, on 10-11 February 2014, in Phnom Penh, Kingdom of
Cambodia.
The Cambodian Delegation was led by H.E. Mr. HOR
Namhong, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and
International Cooperation.
The Vietnamese Delegation was led by H.E. Mr.
Pham Binh Minh, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs.
The composition of the two delegations and the
agenda appeared as Annexes A, B and C respectively.
The texts of the opening and closing remarks by
the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International
Cooperation of the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Deputy Prime Minister and
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam are attached
herewith as Annexes D and E respectively.
The Meeting emphasized that the relations of
“good neighborliness, traditional solidarity, comprehensive cooperation and
long-lasting friendship” between Cambodia and Viet Nam are of great
significance and essential to peace, security and the socio-economic
development of the two countries.”
The two sides noted with satisfaction the
remarkable progress both in terms of scope and efficiency of the cooperation
between the two countries and agreed to further enhance those ties for the
mutual interests of the two countries and peoples.
Both sides expressed their satisfaction for the
official visit to Viet Nam by Samdech Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom
of Cambodia on 26-28 December 2013 and the working visit to Cambodia by H.E.
Mr. Nguyen Tan Dung, Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam on
12-14 January 2014. These visits have further deepened and strengthened the
existing close friendship and cooperation between the two countries.
The Vietnamese side highly appreciated the
successful holding of the recent free and fair General Election in July 2013 in
Cambodia and the Cambodian side expressed its sincere thanks to the Vietnamese
leaders for their congratulation for the re-appointments of Samdech Techo Hun
Sen as the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, in the 5th
Legislature of the National Assembly.
The two sides discussed and agreed on the
following issues:
1. Education and Training:
1.1. The Meeting welcomed the signing of an
education cooperation plan for 2014 between the Ministry of Education, Youth
and Sports (MoEYS) of Cambodia and the Ministry of Education and Training
(MoET) of Viet Nam on 26 December 2013 in Hanoi, Viet Nam in which the
Vietnamese side has agreed to provide 100 long-term scholarships and 450
short-term scholarships to the Cambodian officials and students to study in
Viet Nam
1.2. At the request of the Cambodian side, the
Vietnamese side will consider to provide short term vocational training courses
for Cambodian educational institutions with a view to training students at
technical colleges and high school (Dual System) in Cambodia.
1.3. The two sides agreed to take into
consideration for the appropriate procedures in selecting Cambodian students to
pursue undergraduate study in Viet Nam. The Ministry of Education and Training
of Viet Nam works with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the
Kingdom of Cambodia to choose students and train them Vietnamese language prior
to the departure date.
1.4. The Cambodian side agreed to provide 15
long-term scholarships in the areas of Viet Nam's needs and the Cambodian side
provided Vietnamese Officials with 2 short term training courses on Khmer
language improvement, each of which last for three to six months and offered 20
to 25 scholarships per training course for Vietnamese officials.
1.5. The Vietnamese side expressed its readiness
to provide training courses for Cambodian officials and students pursuing
under-graduate and post-graduate studies on the basis of self-financing and
other sources of sponsorship.
1.6. The two sides agreed to continue further
facilitating culture and sport exchanges between youth and student
organizations of the two countries.
2. Agriculture, Forestry and
Fisheries:
2.1. The two sides agreed to strengthen the
activities of the Sub-Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Agriculture and
Forestry Business between the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
of Cambodia and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Viet Nam,
and encouraged them to work out scopes of cooperation and action plans to
promote cooperation in these sectors.
2.2. The Meeting agreed to further strengthen
animal health cooperation to curb smuggling of animal and animal products and
to control animal disease(s) a long the Cambodia-Viet Nam border as well as to
discuss further the issue of the export and import of live animal and animal
products between Cambodia and Viet Nam.
2.3. The two sides agreed to strengthen
cooperation to combat illegal trade in timber, wildlife, natural rubber
products across the border of the two countries, through regular exchange of
information.
2.4. The two sides agreed to encourage the
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Cambodia and the Ministry of
Agriculture and Rural Development of Viet Nam to conduct the discussion and
conclude a fishery cooperation Agreement between the Governments of the two
countries.
2.5. The two sides highly appreciated and greed
to support the investment projects of Cambodian and Vietnamese enterprises in
the fields of agriculture, especially in rice, processing, sugar and ethanol
manufacturing, and will consider to sign a governmental agreement between the
two countries, in this regard. The two sides highly valued the implementation
of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on investment cooperation in rubber
planting between the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of
Cambodia and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Viet Nam
signed in September, 2009.
2.6. At the request of the Vietnamese side, the
Cambodian side will task the authorities concerned to grant land-use rights
certificates to Vietnamese investors, as soon as possible, according to the Law
on Investment of the Kingdom of Cambodia.
3. Environment and
Hydro-Meteorology:
3.1. The Cambodian side requested the Vietnamese
side to revise the project on strengthening the Hydro-Meteorological Station
Network and Hydro-Meteorological Communication of Cambodia funded by the
Government of Viet Nam in 2014.
3.2. The two sides highly valued the exchange of
data and information on weather and flood forecast between the Ministry of
Water Resources and Meteorology of Cambodia and the Ministry of Natural
Resources and Environment of Viet Nam.
3.3. The two side agreed to task their
respective National Mekong Committee to coordinate exchange of information on
development, operations and environment impact assessment of hydropower plants
on the Se San and Sre Pok rivers, as well as measures to minimize the negative
impacts in downstream Cambodia. Both sides agreed to support their National
Mekong Committees to co-initiate their work for the development of
transboundary water resources cooperation framework to identify benefit sharing
from the Mekong development.
3.4. The two sides agreed to encourage the
Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology (MOWRAM) of Cambodia and the
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) of Viet Nam to expedite
the convening of the 10th Meeting of the Joint Expert Group (JEG) in 2014 in
order to finalize the Regulations on the utilization of the Water Resources
along the border between the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Socialist Republic of
Viet Nam.
4. Mines and Energy:
4.1. The Cambodian side expressed its sincere
thank to the Vietnamese side for providing electricity supply up to 200 MW to
Cambodia as agreed by the Prime Ministers of the two countries. The Vietnamese
side agreed to task authorities concerned to consider buying the electricity up
to 100 MW from Cambodia during the rainy season.
4.2. The two side agreed to expand energy
cooperation and encourage Vietnamese enterprises to invest in hydropower plants
in Cambodia based on a principle of sustainable development and with minimum
negatives impacts.
4.3. Both sides agreed to facilitate cooperation
between Cambodian and Vietnamese enterprises in the exploration and development
of mineral resources in Cambodia. The Cambodian side will facilitate procedures
for surrey and exploration projects in Cambodia, including the import and
re-export of machinery and equipment.
4.4. Cambodian side expressed satisfaction over
the successful completion of seismic acquisition campaign of Petro Viet Nam
(PVN) for Block XV onshore Cambodia. The Cambodian side encouraged Petro Viet
Nam to speed up the study of the acquired seismic data in order for
interpreting and processing these data. The Cambodian side also agreed to
facilitate PVN to continue implementing the Petroleum Agreement in the
subsequent stages.
4.5. Both sides agreed to strengthen close
cooperation in the field of oil and gas through the exchange of experience,
knowledge, expertise and technology between their respective authorities.
4.6. The Vietnamese side welcomed Cambodia's
interest in exchanging experiences on the construction and operation of oil
refinery.
5. Cooperation on Land
Management and Construction:
5.1. The Cambodian side will facilitate related
administrative procedures to the Vietnamese side to build a branch of an annex
of Ho Chi Minh University of Architecture in Cambodia.
5.2. Both sides agreed to select Kandal and
Takeo Provinces for the development of Provincial Spatial Planning. The
Vietnamese side expressed its readiness to assist the Cambodian side in Spatial
Planning development for another province in Cambodia.
5.3. The two sides expressed their satisfaction
over the result of the Phase I of the project on Restoration and Improvement of
the Cambodian National Leveling Network, and task the Ministry of Land
Management, Urban Planning and Construction of Cambodia and the Ministry of
Natural Resources and Environment of Viet Nam to proceed to Phase II according
to the Agreed Minutes signed, on 21 June 2012, in Phnom Penh.
6. Trade and Investment
6.1. The two sides welcomed the signing of the
Protocol to Amend the Agreement between the Royal Government of Cambodia and
the Government of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam concerning the Promotion
and Protection of Investments on 24 June 2012 in Kien Giang province of Viet
Nam in addition to the existing of the Agreement signed in 2001. Both sides
also agreed to expedite their internal legal requirements for the entry into
force of this protocol.
6.2. The Meeting welcomed the signing of the
Arrangement for Bilateral Trade Enhancement for the period of 2014-2015 and the
Agreement on the Transit of Goods between the Government of the Kingdom of
Cambodia and the Government of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, on 26
December 2013, in Hanoi, Viet Nam.
6.3. Both sides are committed to reach USD 5
billion in bilateral trade by 2015, as it was pledged by the Prime Ministers of
the two countries.
6.4. The two sides agreed to task the Ministry
of Commerce of Cambodia and the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Viet Nam to:
1) Further coordinate in preventing cross border
smuggling, such as production and trafficking in counterfeit and low quality
products;
2) Continue to implement and complete the
amendment and supplement of the Trade Agreement and the Agreement on Purchase
and Exchange of Commercial Goods and Services at border areas between the two
countries in 2014;
3) Continue to working together to finalize the
planning of border market network development until 2020 in older to submit to
the Governments of both countries for consideration and approval, coordinate in
studying and making a master plan for Cambodia-Viet Nam border trade
development until 2020 with a vision to 2030, and continue to study the
regulations on the management of joint border markets between Cambodia and Viet
Nam;
4) Coordinate in the development of a joint
regulation for border market management between Cambodia and Viet Nam;
5) Conduct a feasibility study on the planning
of border marker network between Kep province of Cambodia and Kien Giang
province of Viet Nam until 2020; and
6) Jointly organize annual exhibitions and trade
fairs in each country, as well as to promote investment activities at both
national and local levels.
6.5. Upon the consent reached by the two
governments on 26 December 2013, the Vietnamese side agreed to finalize the
internal procedures to start the construction of the border model market at
Thary Tbanng Khmum Special Economic Zone (SEZs) located in Da Kandorl Village,
Da Commune, Memot District, Tbaung Khmum Provice in 2014.
6.6. The Meeting welcomed the results of the 4th
Conference on Investment Cooperation between Cambodia and Viet Nam held, on 13
January 2014, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia and urged the ministries concerned of
both sides to promote trade and investment between the two countries.
6.7. The both sides welcomed the decision of the
two governments to task the ministries concerned of Cambodia and Viet Nam to
commence the consultation on the Agreement of the Avoidance of double Taxation
as soon as possible between the two countries.
6.8. Both sides agreed to assist businesses of
each country through providing market information, business and investment
opportunity.
6.9. The two sides agreed to task relevant
ministries and local authorities in the two countries to work together for
developing a joint program on the “Two Economies' Connectivity” with focus on
the following fields: (i) transportation, including aviation, marine, waterway,
road and railway; (ii) telecommunications; (iii) finance and banking; (iv)
agriculture; (v) tourism; and (vi) connectivity among border provinces.
7. Customs Cooperation:
The two sides agreed to intensify the
implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Cooperation and
Mutual Assistance in the field of customs and the endeavours of the Customs
Administrations of the two countries in accelerating the process of
implementation of the Single Window Inspection (SWI) at the Bavet-Moc Bai
border checkpoints under the GMS Agreement.
8. Transportation:
8.1. The two sides agreed to task the Ministry
of Public Works and Transport of the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Ministry of
Transport of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam to formulate the Master Plan
for the construction of transport networks in the border areas between Cambodia
and Viet Nam.
8.2. At the request of the Cambodian side, the
Vietnamese side agreed to construct the remaining section of the National Road
No. 78 from Oyadav border checkpoint of Cambodia to Le Thanh border checkpoint
of Viet Nam as agreed by the two Prime Ministers, on 26 December 2013 in Viet
Nam, and 14 January 2014, in Cambodia.
8.3. Both sides welcomed the Ground Breaking
Ceremony of the construction of Chrey Thom-Long Binh bridge which was presided
over by the Prime Ministers of the two countries on 14 January 2014.
9. Civil Aviation:
9.1. The two sides expressed satisfaction of the
initial development of Cambodia Carrier-Angkor Air and agreed to speed up the
implementation of the second phase of the Cambodia Angkor Air project with
financial contributions form both sides, in order to develop and expand the
Cambodia Angkor Air into a good national carrier in the region. The two sides
agreed to encourage the establishment of the air routes connecting well-known
Cambodian and Vietnamese tourism sites.
9.2. At the request of the Cambodian side, the
Vietnamese side agreed to provide long term training in civil aviation for
Cambodian officials for 2014.
9.3. The two sides agreed to further facilitate
for overfly and operation of any Airlines of both countries over their
respective air space. They will consider the participation of services
cooperation between Cambodia and Viet Nam in providing technical check up for
Aircraft, ground handling and air catering in their respective countries.
9.4. The two sides agreed to maintain the
operation of the VAST satellite station in Phnom Penh to ensure uninterrupted
communication between the Area Control Centre (ACC) of Ho Chi Minh City and the
Area Control Centre (ACC) of Phnom Penh.
9.5. At the request of the Cambodian side, the
Vietnamese side agreed to consider supporting the Aviation Safety Oversight
Capability Enhancement Project.
10. Posts,
Telecommunications and Information Technology:
10.1. The Vietnamese side considered to provide
training courses and share experience on policy and regulation in the fields of
Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology.
10.2. The two sides agreed to support enterprise
of both countries in their investment, operation and services supply in the
areas of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology in their
respective market according to their respective laws and regulations.
11. Publications, Press and
Radio - Television:
11.1. The Cambodian side highly valued the
support of Viet Nam for assigning the Voice of Viet Nam Radio to install and
transfer eight provincial FM radio stations consisting of seven FM radio
stations with 2 KW in Svay Rieng, Kampot, Preah Sihanouk, Steung Treng, Rattanakiri,
Kampong Cham and Takeo provinces and one FM radio station with 5 KW in Siem
Reap province.
11.2. The Cambodia side also expresses its
highly appreciation to the government of Viet Nam for its readiness in
installing and transferring seven more national and provincial FM radio
stations, consisting of 5 FM radio stations with 2 KW in the provinces of Preah
Vihear, Oddor Meanchey, Mondolkiri, Kampong Spen, Kandal, 1 FM radio station
with 5 KW in Banteay Meanchey and 1 FM radio station with 10 KW + 10 KW for the
Radio National of Cambodia in Phnom Penh capital city in 2014.
11.3. The Meeting took note with satisfaction on
the fruitful bilateral cooperation in the field of information between the
Ministry of Information of Cambodia and the Ministry of Information and
Communication of Viet Nam and welcomed the signing of the Cooperation Plan
2014-2015, on 26 December 2013, in Hanoi, Viet Nam, between the two Ministries.
12. Finance-Banking:
12.1. Both sides committed to enhancing
commercial banks of the two countries to use local currencies for border trade
payments in conformity with the international laws and treaties that were
signed by the two countries
12.2. The Central Banks of the two countries
agreed to further strengthen the cooperation under the Memorandum of
Understanding between the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) and the State Bank of
Viet Nam (SBV) through the exchange and sharing of information and experiences
on banking inspection and supervision, money-laundering prevention and control,
financing terrorism training and other technical assistance.
12.3. The Central Banks of the two countries
agreed to further facilitate the commercial presence of credit organizations of
Cambodia and Viet Nam in doing business in each respective country's territory.
12.4. The two sides agreed to encourage
Vietnamese enterprises to participate in the development of the Cambodia
Securities Market. The Cooperation between the Security and Exchange Commission
of Cambodia (SECC) and State Securities Commission of Viet Nam is necessary in
order to facilitate the investments from both countries in the securities
market.
12.5. The two sides agreed to allow Vietnamese
auditing agencies to audit Vietnamese businesses operating in Cambodia.
13. Culture, Sports and
Tourism:
13.1. Both sides agreed to continue
strengthening the implementation of the Cooperation Plan on Culture and Arts
between the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts of the Kingdom of Cambodia and
the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Socialist Republic of Viet
Nam for period of 2012-2017.
13.2. Both sides agreed to strengthen the
Culture, Sports and Tourism Cooperation along the border provinces of both
countries.
13.3. The two sides will organize friendly
competitions for sports along the border provinces. At the request of the
Cambodian side, the Vietnamese side will consider to provide training courses
for the Cambodian coaches and athletes.
13.4. The two sides agreed to assign the
Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts of Cambodia and the Ministry of Culture,
Sports and Tourism of Viet Nam to identify the location and size of the project
to build an Arts Performance Center to submit for the two Governments’
consideration and decision.
13.5. The Cambodian side highly appreciated the
continuous flow-in of Vietnamese tourist into Cambodia, which is currently
ranked top in number of foreign visitors to Cambodia.
13.6. The two sides agreed to strengthen
collaboration and close coordination for their activities for sustainable
tourism cooperation and development, in particular with the framework of
sub-regional and international organizations and facilitation of travel to
further promoting the “Three Countries-One destination scheme” with Lao PDR.
14. Labour and Social
Affairs:
The two sides agreed to accelerate the
implementation of the Cooperation Agreement between the Ministry of Labour and
Vocational Training of Cambodia and the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social
Affairs of Viet Nam signed on 25 May 2010. Both sides also agreed to negotiate
the signing of an Agreement on Labour Cooperation between the two countries.
15. Narcotic and Drugs
Control
15.1. Both sides agreed to hold regular meetings
between border drug control forces of the Counter Narcotic Authorities of
Cambodia and the Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation on Narcotic Drug of
the Ministry of Public Security of Viet Nam and the Burean of Narcotic Drug
Prevention and Control of the Viet Nam Border Guard Command.
15.2. Both sides agreed to strengthen Border
Liaison Offices (BLO) in border provinces under bilateral and multilane
framework through the assistance of the UNODC.
15.3. The Vietnamese side will provide training
courses for drug control officers in the border provinces of Cambodia and
Cedemex for drug treatment in Cambodia.
16. Health:
16.1. The two sides expressed their satisfaction
for the inauguration of the annex Cho Ray Hospital project, which was presided
over by the Prime Ministers of the two countries on 13 January 2014 and
requested that the said hospital must be fully operational as soon as possible.
16.2. The Cambodian side highly appreciated Viet
Nam for providing medical assistance and treatment for Cambodian patients in
Vietnamese hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City.
16.3. The two sides agreed to establish an
information exchange mechanism and intensify coordination to control
cross-border epidemic diseases under the Memorandum of Understanding on the
implementation of the Agreement on Border Health Quarantine between the two
Ministries of Health signed, on 27 July 2006, in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam.
17. Archives Cooperation:
17.1. The Cambodian side will speed up
identification of an appropriate site in Phnom Penh for the construction of a
National Archives Repository under the support from the Government of Viet Nam.
17.2. Both sides welcomed the signing of
Cooperative Plan in the Field of Archives and Records between the Office of the
Council of Ministers, Kingdom of Cambodia and the Ministry of Home Affairs,
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, on 26 December 2013, in Hanoi.
18. Border issues:
18.1. Both sides noted with satisfaction the
implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding on the Modification of some
remaining areas of the Land Boundary between Cambodia and Viet Nam on 23 April
2011. The two sides instructed the Joint Commission of Demarcation and
Abornment for Land Boundary (JBC) to reinforce their cooperation in solving the
remaining contents of the MoU 2011 and other related agreements in 2014.
Furthermore, the two sides encouraged the JBC to accelerate and complete the
border demarcation and marker installation process.
18.2. The two sides welcomed the signing of the
Agreement between the Royal Government of Cambodia and the Government of the
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam on 14 March 2012 in providing aid for the
Production of Topographic Map of the Border between the two countries.
18.3. The two sides encouraged the JBC to
accelerate the transposition of the border line from the Bonne SGI map at the
scale of 1/100.000 to UTM map at the scale of 1/50.000.
18.4. The two sides agreed to instruct border
provinces of the two countries to closely coordinate with the Joint Commission
on Demarcation and Abornment for Land Boundary to promote awareness among the
people living in the border areas on the significance of the demarcation and
abornment works, thus securing their cooperation in the implementation of the
Agreements and other regulations on border management between the two
countries.
18.5. Both sides expressed their desire to
commence the discussion on delimitation of maritime boundary between the two
countries at the earliest after the conclusion of land border demarcation and
marker installation process between Cambodia and Viet Nam.
19. Cooperation in Security
and Trans-national Crime Prevention and Control:
19.1. The two sides agreed to effectively
implement the Plan of Cooperation signed, on 26 December 2013, in Hanoi, Viet
Nam, between the Ministry of Interior of the Kingdom of Cambodia and the
Ministry of Public Security of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam.
19.2. The two sides reaffirmed their policies of
not allowing any hostile forces to use their respective territory to sabotage
the security and intervene in the internal affairs of the other, and agreed to
convene regular meeting and urgent meeting in case of need between the public
security agencies of the two countries, to enhance mutual understanding and
close and effective cooperation.
19.3. The two side would intensify cooperation
and assistance in regional and international forums, such as INTERPOL,
ASEANPOL, and coordination in addressing non-traditional security issues.
20. Defense:
20.1. Both sides expressed satisfaction over the
cooperation in the field of National Defense in the past years and agreed to:
(a) Enhance exchange visits of all levels in
order to share experience and promote good cooperation between the two armies,
(b) Pursue enhancing cooperation in the field of
military training (Short term and Long term) to promote capacity building and
skill,
(c) Further implement the Agreement on the
Search, Excavation and Repatriation of the Remains of the Vietnamese Voluntary
Soldiers who lost their lives during the war in Cambodia,
(d) Enhance information sharing and carry out
joint border patrols and control, and organize annual consultations to ensure
the security in the border area, and
(e) Promote coordination in conducting joint
patrols in the historical water area in compliance with the signed Agreement
between the two Governments.
20.2. The two sides expressed their satisfaction
on the implementation of the Cooperation Plan on Ciphers for 2013 signed on 7
December 2013 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, between the Ministry of Interior of the
Kingdom of Cambodia and the Ministry of National Defense of the Socialist
Republic of Viet Nam.
20.3. The two sides encouraged the Military
Hospital 175 of Viet Nam to continue assisting the Military Hospital of
Cambodia.
21. Legal, Judicial
Cooperation:
21.1. The two sides welcomed the signing of the
Agreement on Mutual Judicial Assistance in Civil Matters and the Treaty on
Extradition between Cambodia and Viet Nam on 21 January 2013 and 26 December
2013 respectively in Hanoi, Viet Nam.
21.2. Both sides agreed to speed up the
consultation among their respective competent institutions in order to conclude
the Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matter between the two
countries as soon as possible.
22. Inspection Cooperation:
Both sides expressed their satisfaction over the
outcomes of the implementation of the Agreement on Cooperation for Inspection,
Complaint Handling, Denunciation, and Anti-Corruption, signed on 13 February
2012 between the Ministry of National Assembly-Senate-Relations Inspection of
the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Government Inspectorate of the Socialist
Republic of Viet Nam.
23. Consular and Overseas
residents:
23.1. The Vietnamese side highly appreciated the
cooperation of the Royal Government of Cambodia in ensuring the legitimate
rights of Vietnamese residents living in Cambodia in conformity with the
relevant laws and regulations of Cambodia, in the spirit of good neighborliness
of the two countries.
23.2. The two sides will enhance cooperation and
regular exchange in Consular Affairs to improve the effectiveness of this
cooperation based on the Bilateral Consular Convention in 1997.
24. Mekong River
Sub-regional cooperation:
24.1. The two sides agreed to enhance
coordination, information sharing and mutual assistance within the Mekong River
Commission (MRC) actively cooperate with sub-Mekong regional countries to
strengthen sustainable use and management of Mekong river's water resources in
conformity with the 1995 Mekong Agreement.
24.2. The two sides agreed to work closely to
ensure the successful 2rd Mekong Rirer Commission's Summit to be
hosted by Viet Nam in April 2014.
24.3. The two sides will continue to coordinate
with the Lao People's Democratic Republic to implement the joint projects to
protect the wild fauna and flora, forest resources in the border and
trans-boundary areas, management of cross-border transportation of wastes and
toxic chemicals and management of cross-border water pollution and to ensure
that the utilization of Mekong water will not negatively impact the
environment, ecosystem and biodiversity on the downstream countries.
24.4. The two sides agreed to further strengthen
coordination in the Mekong sub-regional cooperation program, such as the
Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS), the Mekong River Commission (MRC), the
Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS), the Lower
Mekong Initiative-US, Mekong-Japan, Mekong-RoK, and Mekong-Ganga cooperation.
24.5. The two sides expressed appreciation to
the World Bank and Asian Development Bank for promoting the trans-boundary
cooperation between Cambodia and Viet Nam on water resources management and
development, and related resources in the Mekong Delta and in the basin of Se
San and Sre Pok Rivers. The two sides also agreed to accelerate the above
cooperation by sharing experiences between the two countries.
25. Cooperation for the CLV
Development Triangle:
The two sides agreed to work with the People's
Democratic Republic of Laos to accelerate the implementation of projects of
priority within the Development Triangle through coordination in resources
mobilization, facilitation of trade, investment, tourism and human resources
development with a view to enhancing growth and narrowing development gap
between these areas and other areas of each respective party.
26. Cooperation between
Provincial and Municipal Authorities:
26.1. The two sides noted with satisfaction over
the results of the cooperation and mutual assistance between their border
provinces which have contributed actively to the socio-economic development and
the maintenance of security, stability and order in the border areas between
the two countries. The two sides highly valued the results of the 7th Meeting
on Development and Cooperation between the border provinces of Cambodia and
Viet Nam held, on 08-09 March 2012, in Ho Chi Minh, Viet Nam.
26.2. The two sides encouraged the local
authorities of their border provinces to amicably settle local differences and
to create favourable conditions for promoting economic and trade exchanges and
other activities.
26.3. The Cambodia side will inform the
Vietnamese side on the date of the convening of the 8th Meeting on
the Development and Cooperation between the border provinces of Cambodia and
Viet Nam in due course through diplomatic channel.
27. Date and Venue of the
14th Joint Commission Meeting:
27.1. The two sides agreed to convene the 14th
Joint Commission Meeting in Viet Nam at a mutually agreed date to be
communicated through diplomatic channels.
27.2. The Vietnamese side expressed its sincere
thanks to the Cambodian side for the generous hospitality and excellent
arrangements for the Meeting.
Done in Phnom Penh on 11 February 2014 in two
original copies in the English language.
FOR THE GOVERNMENT
OF THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF
VIET NAM
PHAM BINH MINH
Deputy Prime Minister
Minister of Foreign Affairs
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FOR THE GOVERNMENT
OF THE KINGDOM OF
CAMBODIA
HOR NAMHONG
Deputy Prime Minister
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
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