Wednesday, 26 November 2008

Deputy PM lauds links with Cambodian news agency

Nhan Dan
November 25, 2008

Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung has praised the close co-operation between the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) and its Cambodian counterpart, the AKP, as an effective tool in boosting relations between the two countries.

He made this statement during a meeting with Deputy General Director Chhin Yuon of AKP in Hanoi on November 24 in the presence of the VNA’s Executive Deputy General Director Tran Mai Huong.

Hung said that the exchange of information and images between the two news agencies had contributed to an increase in mutual understanding between the two peoples and had successfully promoted the traditional friendship and comprehensive co-operation between the two countries.

He emphasised the need to further develop links in personnel training through the exchange of visits, jointly-organised training courses and the provision of technical assistance whenever Cambodia requires help in such matters.

Vietnam will do its utmost to help Cambodia, while the VNA will assist the AKP in its development in order to ensure reporting of a high standard covering all issues of national and regional importance, Hung pledged.

AKP’s Deputy General Director Yuon expressed thanks to Deputy PM Hung and the VNA for their co-operation in personnel training and assistance with technical transfer procedures.

Earlier that day, Executive Deputy General Director Huong led a senior VNA delegation to hold talks with an AKP delegation led by Deputy General Director Yuon.

Both host and guest discussed a range of measures to boost the mutual exchange and use of news and pictures as well as steps to deploy a VNA-funded technical project to assist the AKP and to develop co-operation in personnel training and the exchange of experiences between the two news organisations. (VNA)

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