At the invitation of His Majesty Preah Bat Samdech Preah Boromneath Norodom Sihamoni, King of Cambodia, His Excellency To Lam, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, paid a State Visit to the Kingdom of Cambodia on 6 February 2026.

Vietnam and Cambodia on February 6 issued a joint statement
on the occasion of the State visit to Cambodia by General Secretary of the
Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam.

The following is the full text of the joint statement,
released by the Vietnam News Agency:

JOINT STATEMENT

Between  the Socialist
Republic of Vietnam  and the Kingdom of
Cambodia  on the occasion of the State visit
of His Excellency To Lam, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist
Party of Vietnam, to the Kingdom of Cambodia on 6 February 2026:

1. At the invitation of His Majesty Preah Bat Samdech Preah
Boromneath Norodom Sihamoni, King of Cambodia, His Excellency To Lam, General
Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, paid a
State Visit to the Kingdom of Cambodia on 6 February 2026.

2. During the visit, General Secretary To Lam paid a
courtesy call on Her Majesty Queen Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk and held a
high-level meeting with Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, President
of the Senate acting as Head of State. General Secretary To Lam also laid
wreaths and paid homage at the Independence Monument, the Monument of His
Majesty Preah Bat Samdech Preah Norodom Sihanouk “Preah Borom Ratanak Kaudh”,
the late King Father of Cambodia, and at the Vietnam – Cambodia Friendship
Monument.

3. Samdech Techo Hun Sen commended the significant
achievements that Vietnam has recorded in the course of national construction,
reform and development as well as the country’s remarkable accomplishments in
socio-economic development of reaching over 8% in economic growth in 2025.
Samdech Techo Hun Sen extended warmest congratulations to General Secretary To
Lam on the successful conclusion of the 14th National Congress of the Communist
Party of Vietnam and his re-election for second term as General Secretary of
the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam. Samdech Techo Hun Sen
expressed his best wishes to the Government and the people of the Socialist
Republic of Vietnam for the realization of their goals of attaining
upper-middle-income status by 2030 and becoming a high-income, industrialized
country by 2045.

4. General Secretary To Lam commended the remarkable
achievements that the Government and the people of Cambodia have achieved under
the wise reign of His Majesty the King of Cambodia and the far-sighted
leadership of Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet, Prime Minister of the
Kingdom of Cambodia, particularly in advancing socio-economic development. He
expressed his best wishes for Cambodia’s success in realizing its long-term
vision of becoming a high-income country by 2050.

5. On the occasion of the visit of General Secretary To Lam,
Cambodia’s Leadership appreciated the assistance extended by Vietnam in the
field of education, including the Vietnam – Cambodia friendship school in
Dangkor District, Phnom Penh, which reflects the spirit of friendship and
cooperation between the two countries.

6. His Excellency To Lam also had candid discussions with
Cambodia’s leadership focusing on further deepening warm and friendly relations
and expanding beneficial cooperation between the two countries. They also
shared their views on regional and international matters of common interest.

7. The two sides expressed satisfaction with the positive
development of the close ties and comprehensive cooperation between Cambodia
and Vietnam over the past years, yielding tangible benefits for both peoples.
They welcome the sustained momentum of high-level exchanges and engagement
across all levels and sectors, which has further strengthened the traditional
friendship and expanded bilateral cooperation in a substantive and effective
manner.

8. They reiterated their consistent position of attaching
special importance to the good neighborliness, traditional friendship,
comprehensive cooperation, long-lasting stability relations between Vietnam and
Cambodia, committing to supporting and assisting each other for development,
peace, stability and prosperity.

9. Against the backdrop of complex regional and global
developments, the two sides shared a deeper essential mutual understanding that
their good neighborliness and traditional friendship were inseparable and their
mutual assistance for shared prosperity equality and peaceful coexistence
constituted an everlasting truism shared by the two nations.

10. Reaffirming their commitment to bolster mutual trust and
understanding, laying the solid foundation for managing and settling the
remaining issues and all differences while maintaining the positive momentum of
overall ties, the two sides agreed on the following fundamental principles to
manage the issues without affecting their broader bilateral ties while setting
new directions toward a more substantive and effective cooperation between the
two countries:

Respecting each other’s independence, sovereignty and
territorial integrity, non-interference in each other’s internal affairs; and
handling all issues with diligence to avoid being taken advantage of, or
complicating the situation;

Settling difference through frank and constructive dialogue,
earnest and good-intentioned cooperation, anchored in respect for each other’s
legitimate core interest, building on commonalities while minimizing and
narrowing differences;

Enhancing information sharing and fostering timely
consultation on matters of common interest, especially issues related to
national boundary, communities, cooperation programs and projects;

Maintaining a consensus not to permit any issues, that might
affect the overarching relations, comprehensive cooperation or the solidarity
and friendship between the two countries; and

Bolstering information exchange and coordination in a
constructive and responsible spirit, and handling emerging issues in a timely
manner, so as to reinforce trust and sustain a stable, lasting bilateral
relationship.

11. The Cambodian side expressed sincere gratitude for the
sacrifice of the Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and people in the liberation of
the Cambodian people from the genocidal regime of Democratic Kampuchea in the
1970s and 1980s, and the support of Vietnam for Cambodia’s national
construction and development. The Vietnamese side expressed sincere gratitude
for the sacrifice of the Cambodian people in Vietnam’s past struggle for
territorial unification and national independence in the 1960s and 1970s, and
Cambodia’s support for Vietnam’s national construction and development. In this
respect, the two sides committed to further strengthening this traditional
friendship, underscoring that warm relations between Vietnam and Cambodia
remained steadfast and unchanged despite the evolving dynamics and complexities
of the regional and international landscape.

12. The two sides pledged to harness their complementary
strength to bolster bilateral and regional economic integration, particularly
in the areas of strategic infrastructure and supply chains connectivity,
agriculture and agro- processing, energy and logistics, border economic
cooperation; and facilitating the smooth flow of goods, services and investment
between the two economies.

13. Encouraged by the recent robust growth in the two-way
trade and the commitment towards achieving the agreed bilateral trade target of
20 billion USD in the future, the two sides agreed to further promote and
facilitate cross-border trade. The two sides also underscored the importance of
the effective implementation of the Arrangement on Bilateral Trade Enhancement
2025-2026, the Agreement on Border Trade and the Agreement on the Transit of
Goods as well as trade-related agreements between the two countries.

14. The two sides welcomed the official inauguration of the
Meun Chey – Tan Nam International Border Checkpoint on 8 December 2025, and
agreed to expedite the early inclusion of this international border checkpoint
into the Designated Border Gates for transit, through the signing of the
Protocol to Amend the Agreement on the Transit of Goods between the Government
of Vietnam and the Government of Cambodia, signed in 2013. The Vietnamese side
also agreed to advance the upgrading of the Chrey Thum (Kandal) – Khanh Binh
(An Giang) bilateral border checkpoint to an International Border Checkpoint
and opening a new inland waterway border checkpoint in Khanh Binh. Both sides
also agreed to encourage the competent authorities to fully implement the
Agreement between the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the Royal Government of
Cambodia on Waterway Transportation signed on 17 December 2009 and its
amendment in 2019. To this end, both sides encouraged the relevant authorities
of the two countries to cooperate closely to simplify the cross-border
transport procedures at the International Border Gates. They also agreed to
expedite the identification of the connecting point of the Phnom Penh – Bavet –
Ho Chi Minh City – Moc Bai Expressway.

15. Driven by the joint efforts to further strengthen
economic ties between the two countries, the two sides continued discussions on
the joint study of the New Economic Mechanisms to more closely link the
economies of Vietnam and Cambodia, building upon and integrating the Master
Plan on Vietnam –Cambodia Economic Connectivity to 2030.

16. The two sides pledged to continue improving the
investment and business environment, incentivizing and assisting their
respective businesses to expand cooperation in areas of potential and
complementarity, including telecommunications, agro-processing and agritrade,
renewable energy, infrastructure, digital transformation, finance and banking
and tourism. The two sides committed to promote investment and trade promotion
activities, and endeavor to reach the bilateral trade target of US$20 billion
in the near future to match the two countries’ potential, scope and comprehensiveness
of cooperation.

17. Both sides stressed the importance of defense and
security cooperation, pledged to further deepen this collaboration with greater
effectiveness, and agreed to intensify relations between the two armed forces,
including capacity building. They resolved not to permit any hostile actors to
make use of each country’s territory to conduct subversion against the other.

18. Both sides emphasised the importance of cooperation in
consular protection of citizens of both countries in accordance with the 1963
Vienna Convention on Consular Relations. Vietnam expressed its appreciation to
the Kingdom of Cambodia for the consistent support for and non-discrimination
against people of Vietnamese origin currently residing in Cambodia over the
past years. Both sides agreed to facilitate the other’s citizens residing,
studying, working and doing business legally within their respective countries.

19. The two sides commended ongoing efforts of the Vietnam –
Cambodia, Cambodia – Vietnam Joint Border Commissions to find mutually
acceptable solutions to approximately 16% remaining un-demarcated land
boundary, with priority given to resolving the 6% related to land exchange, in
accordance with all border treaties concluded between the two countries with a
view to building a land boundary of peace, stability and development between
Vietnam and Cambodia. The two sides agreed to accelerate the process of
building, negotiating and signing of the agreement on the management of land
border checkpoints and the agreement on the management regime of land boundary
to replace the 1983 Agreement on Border Statute in the near future.

The two sides discussed and exchanged views on maritime
related issues. Pending maritime delimitation, the two sides are fully
committed to respecting and effectively implementing all the relevant border
related agreements, including the 1982 Vietnam – Cambodia Agreement on
Historical Waters.

20. Both sides agreed to strengthen mutual trust and
understanding, stressing the importance of promoting information, communication
and education regarding the tradition of bilateral relations within their
respective population across all strata, especially among the youth, so that
they would have an accurate understanding of the history of the traditional
friendship between the two countries. They agreed to strengthen joint efforts
to preserve, restore and enhance the Vietnam – Cambodia Friendship Monuments,
considering them invaluable historic values that would contribute to the
education on such traditions, bolster the social foundation, and advance
bilateral relations towards a stable, long-term development trajectory.

21. The two sides agreed to strengthen educational and
training links with a long-term outlook, viewing that education and training
provide an important bridge connecting their respective youths and fostering
mutual understanding, trust and lasting friendship between the two countries’
young generation. The two sides committed to facilitating such cooperation to
the greatest extent possible, including through the provision of scholarships
in accordance with the existing Memorandum of Agreement on Education
Cooperation between their respective Ministries of Education.

22. The two sides agreed to strengthen cooperation in the
field of public health. Cambodia expressed deep appreciation to Vietnam for the
continued provision of the same healthcare and treatment for Cambodian patients
in major public hospitals in Ho Chi Minh city and border provinces as
applicable to Vietnamese citizens and in accordance with the Vietnamese
regulations and Vietnamese hospitals’ payment schemes for uninsured patients.

To further enhance cooperation on healthcare professional,
the two sides agreed to discuss the possibility of providing the capacity
building for Cambodian medical student studying at Vietnamese medical
universities allowing them to continue their clinical practice in Vietnam’s
hospital after completing their courses, in accordance with Vietnamese laws and
regulation.

23. The two sides agreed to strengthen cooperation in the
areas, including culture, sport, tourism, energy, science and technology,
agriculture and fisheries, post, telecommunications and ICT, and digital
economy for enhanced partnership, complementarity and shared prosperity. Both
sides would make efforts to complete their respective domestic procedures
regarding the United Nations Convention on Cybercrime and to promote
cooperation in combating cybercrime, recognizing that the Convention’s early
entry into force would contribute to fostering regional and international
cooperation in this field.

24. The two sides encouraged their respective border
provincial authorities to further promote cooperation activities in border
trade, culture and arts, education and people-to-people exchange, and to
collaborate closely in resolving differences and avoid any activities which may
complicate those differences in the spirit of friendship, good neighborliness
and mutual interest so as to contribute to promoting socio-economic cooperation
and other areas of collaboration between the two countries in accordance with
the treaties and agreements between the two countries and the laws and
regulations of each country.

25. Both sides reaffirmed the strategic importance
strengthening ASEAN Centrality and unity, and the full and effective
implementation of the ASEAN Community Vision 2045 to realise a resilient,
innovative, dynamic and people-centred ASEAN. In this regard, the two sides
pledged to work closely with each other and other ASEAN Member States to uphold
the shared commitment to maintaining and promoting peace and stability in the
region by upholding the purposes and principles enshrined in the United Nations
Charter, ASEAN Charter, the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia
(TAC) and other ASEAN instruments and international law. The two sides
underscored the importance of peaceful dialogue, constructive consultation,
confidence-building and self- restraint, the settlement of disputes through
peaceful means in accordance with international law, including the Charter of
the United Nations and the ASEAN Charter, without resorting to the threat or
use of force.

26. The two sides agreed to strengthen their close
cooperation within the framework of the Mekong River Commission and other
relevant mechanisms, and with other countries along the Mekong River and
development partners for the sustainable and effective management, utilization,
development and conservation of water and related resources of the Mekong River
Basin. The two sides also reaffirmed their commitment to fully adhere to the
1995 Agreement on the Cooperation for the Sustainable Development of the Mekong
River Basin and its Procedures and guidelines. Both sides also agreed to
continue to cooperate closely with Mekong subregional countries to leverage
Mekong cooperation mechanisms, contributing to peace, stability, cooperation
and sustainable development in the subregion and the whole region.

27. The two sides reaffirmed ASEAN’s principled position on
the South China Sea. Both sides emphasized the importance of maintaining peace,
security, stability, safety and freedom of navigation and overflight in the
South China Sea. Both sides reaffirmed the need to enhance mutual trust and
confidence, exercise self-restraint, in the conducts of activities that would
complicate the situation, and the need to settle disputes through peaceful
means in accordance with international law, including the 1982 United Nations
Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). They underscored the importance of
the full and effective implementation of the Declaration on the Conduct of
Parties in the South China Sea (DOC) in its entirety, and looked forward to the
early conclusion of an effective and substantive Code of Conduct in the South
China Sea (COC) that is in accordance with international law, including the
1982 UNCLOS.

28. His Excellency General Secretary To Lam expressed deep
gratitude to His Majesty Preah Bat Samdech Preah Boromneath Norodom Sihamoni
for the invitation, Cambodian Leaders and the Cambodian people for the warm
hospitality extended to the Vietnamese high-level delegation. He cordially
extended an invitation to His Majesty the King to pay a State Visit to Vietnam
at the convenient opportunity.

Phnom Penh, 6 February 2026.

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