Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, received here yesterday afternoon at the Peace Palace visiting H.E. Chansamone Chanyalath, Minister of the National Defense of Lao People’s Democratic Republic.
During the courtesy meeting, the Lao defense minister informed Samdech Techo Hun Sen of his visit, the purpose of which is to boost more cooperation between the two countries in the military sector, H.E. Eang Sophalleth, Assistant to the Cambodian premier told reporters after the meeting.
H.E. Chansamone Chanyalath also briefed Samdech Techo Prime Minister of the outcome of bilateral talks between the two ministries and highlighted the good and close cooperation between the two armies.
For his part, Samdech Techo Hun Sen highly appreciated the cooperation and recommended both sides to pay more attention to the fight against drug trafficking and illegal logging, and not to allow the criminals to use the border area as their refuge.
By Khan Sophirom