PHNOM PENH, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Secretary General of the the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong arrived in Cambodia on Tuesday for a 3-day state visit to cement bilateral ties between the two neighbors.
The visit marks the first time since he became the leader of the Communist Party of Vietnam in January, 2011.
At the Phnom Penh International Airport, Trong was greeted by Cambodia’s Deputy Prime Minister Kong Sam Ol, minister of the Royal Palace, and other dignitaries.
The visit is made at the invitation of Cambodia’s King Norodom Sihamoni.
During the stay, Trong will be received in royal audience by King Norodom Sihamoni, former King Norodom Sihanouk, and former Queen Norodom Monineath at the Royal Palace, said a press release from Cambodia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.
Then, he will meet with Chairman of the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) and President of the Senate Chea Sim, acting-President of the National Assembly Nguon Nhel, and CPP’s Vice Chairman and Prime Minister Hun Sen.
Later, Trong will pay courtesy calls on the country’s Buddhist Monk Supreme Patriarch Tep Vong, head of Mahanikaya sect, and the Great Supreme Patriarch Bour Kry, head of Thommayuttikaya sect.
Also, he will lay wreaths at the Independence Monument and the Cambodia-Vietnam Friendship Memorial Monument, and continue his visit to a number of the economic and cultural centers in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap, as well as the Vietnamese community in Cambodia, added the press release.
At the end of the visit on Dec. 8, there will be a release of Cambodia-Vietnam joint statement.
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