Chairman of the State Administration Council Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing held talks with Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces General Vong Pisen yesterday afternoon through videoconferencing.
They cordially talked about common nationality and culture as well as Buddhism between Cambodia and Myanmar in the history of good relations, membership of CLMV and Greater Mekong Sub-Region, the full understanding of Cambodia to support the political progress in Myanmar and Rakhine issue, the full cooperation of Myanmar in respective sectors with Cambodia in serving the alternate chairmanship of ASEAN, unity in ASEAN countries, needs of all ASEAN countries to abide by the ASEAN Charter, and possible impacts of violating ASEAN Charter by some ASEAN countries upon all member countries.
… discussed diplomatic ties and friendly relations between the two countries and two armed forces, holding of the dialogue to enhance the friendly relations, situations to further beef up the cooperation in regional peace and stability issues, combatting narcotic drugs and transnational crimes, rescue in natural disasters, and prevention, control and treatment activities of COVID-19 …
They also discussed diplomatic ties and friendly relations between the two countries and two armed forces, holding of the dialogue to enhance the friendly relations, situations to further beef up the cooperation in regional peace and stability issues, combatting narcotic drugs and transnational crimes, rescue in natural disasters, and prevention, control and treatment activities of COVID-19, losses in various sectors caused by infection of COVID-19, exchange of goodwill visits between the two countries and the two armed forces, further cooperation in all sectors, plans of medical teams from the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces for cooperation in the prevention of COVID-19, acts of Myanmar in taking pride of endeavours of the Cambodia’s Royal Armed Forces in reducing infection rate of the pandemic in taking the preventive measures of COVID-19 in Cambodia, the decline of infection rate in Myanmar through concerted efforts of the government, the Tatmadaw and the people in taking preventive, control and treatment activities of the pandemic, and the situation in cooperation in prevention of Omicron COVID-19 variant virus which occurs in some global countries.
The talks focused on the invitation to the Chairman of the State Administration Council Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services and senior military officers to personally attend the 19th ASEAN Chiefs of Defence Forces’ Meeting and related ASEAN meetings to be held in coming March in Cambodia in addition to goodwill visits of two countries and the two armed forces, and a plan to exchange the visits of naval vessels between the two navies of both countries. The Senior General urged Cambodia in its term of ASEAN chairmanship to implement the common interests of ASEAN countries without attachment in line with the ASEAN Charter.
Also present at the meeting together with the Senior General were Chief of Staff (Army) Lt-Gen Moe Myint Tun and Chief of Military Affairs Security Lt-Gen Ye Win Oo. The Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces was accompanied by Chief of Research and Intelligence Department Lieutenant-General Hann Sovann from the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces, Myanmar Military Attaché (Army, Navy and Air) to Cambodia Brig-Gen Thura Hla Min and officials of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces. — MNA
