On January 13, Cuong had a meeting with Cambodian Minister of Commerce Cham Nimul during which the Vietnamese official highly valued bilateral trade cooperation, noting that two-way trade reached 11.33 billion USD in 2025.
For her part, Cham Nimul congratulated Viet Nam on its recent economic and trade achievements, describing them as a valuable reference for Cambodia. She expressed his confidence that Viet Nam will continue to record strong economic growth in the ASEAN region and globally in the time ahead.
The two sides discussed measures to strengthen economic and trade connectivity, with a shared goal of raising bilateral trade turnover to 20 billion USD in the near future.
Earlier, on January 12, Cuong paid a courtesy call on Neth Savoeun, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the National Authority for Combating Drugs of Cambodia.
At the meeting, the Vietnamese official congratulated Cambodia on its recent development achievements, including sustained economic growth that has contributed to socio-economic stability and improved living standards for the Cambodian people.
Neth Savoeun, in turn, congratulated Viet Nam on its notable development results, particularly its impressive 8.02% economic growth in 2025, reflecting the strong recovery and dynamism of the Vietnamese economy. He also praised Viet Nam’s growing role and standing in the region and the world, expressing his confidence that Viet Nam would successfully organise the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Viet Nam.
Both sides underscored the importance of enhancing coordination among ministries, sectors and localities, maintaining and effectively utilising existing cooperation mechanisms, and promoting more substantive and effective collaboration. These efforts will further deepen the good neighbourliness, traditional friendship, and comprehensive cooperation between Viet Nam and Cambodia, while contributing to regional peace, stability and development.
