1. At the invitation of Preah Bat Samdech Preah Boromneath Norodom Sihamoni, King of Cambodia, Mr. To Lam, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, paid a state visit to the Kingdom of Cambodia on February 6, 2026.
2. During the visit, General Secretary To Lam paid a courtesy visit to Empress Dowager Norodom Monineath Sihanouk; held talks with Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, Chairman of the Senate, Acting Head of State and offered flowers at the Independence Monument, the Monument to the late Cambodian King Preah Bat Samdech Preah Norodom Sihanouk "Preah Borom Ratanak Kaudh" and the Vietnam - Cambodia Friendship Monument.
3. Samdech Techo Hun Sen congratulated the important achievements that Vietnam has achieved in the process of building, reforming and developing the country, as well as in socio-economic development, with an economic growth rate of over 8% in 2025.
Samdech Techo Hun Sen sent his warmest congratulations to General Secretary To Lam on the resounding success of the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam and the continued election of the General Secretary as General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam.
Samdech Techo Hun Sen wished the Government and people of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to successfully realize the goals of becoming a high-middle-income country by 2030 and an industrialized, high-income country by 2045.
4. General Secretary To Lam congratulated the great achievements that the Government and people of Cambodia have achieved under the wise reign of King Norodom Sihamoni and the visionary leadership of Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, especially in promoting socio-economic development. The General Secretary wished Cambodia to successfully realize its goal of becoming a high-income country by 2050.
5. On the occasion of General Secretary To Lam's visit, senior Cambodian leaders expressed their gratitude for Vietnam's support in the field of education, including the Cambodia - Vietnam Friendship School in Dangkor District, Phnom Penh, reflecting the spirit of friendship and cooperation between the two countries.
6. General Secretary To Lam had frank exchanges with Cambodian leaders, focusing on further deepening the warm, friendly and mutually beneficial cooperation between the two countries. The two sides also exchanged views on regional and international issues of mutual concern.
7. The two sides expressed satisfaction with the positive development of the traditional, friendly, close and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Cambodia in recent times, bringing practical benefits to the people of the two countries. The two sides welcomed the regular maintenance of high-level exchanges and contacts at all levels and in all fields, helping to further strengthen the traditional friendship, as well as expand practical and effective bilateral cooperation.
8. The two sides reaffirmed their consistent view of always attaching special importance to the good neighborly relations, traditional friendship, comprehensive and long-term sustainable cooperation between Vietnam and Cambodia, and committed to supporting and assisting each other for development, peace, stability and prosperity.
9. In the context of the complex regional and world situation, the two sides shared a deeper understanding that the good neighborly relationship, traditional friendship between the two countries is inseparable, and mutual support for prosperity, equality and peaceful coexistence is a lasting truth.
10. Reaffirming the commitment to strengthening trust and mutual understanding, laying a solid foundation for managing and resolving backlogs and differences, while maintaining the momentum of positive relationship development, the two sides agreed on a number of basic principles to control issues not to affect the overall relationship, and new orientations for more substantive and effective cooperative development, as follows:
(i) Respect each other's independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity; do not interfere in each other's internal affairs; handle issues carefully to avoid being taken advantage of or further complicating the situation;
(ii) Resolve differences through frank and constructive dialogue, sincere and goodwill cooperation, based on respecting each other's legitimate core interests, building on similarities, while minimizing and narrowing differences;
(iii) Strengthen information sharing and promote timely consultation on issues of common concern, especially issues related to national borders, communities, cooperation programs and projects;
(iv) Maintain consensus that does not allow any issues to affect the overall relationship between the two countries, comprehensive cooperation, solidarity and friendship between the two countries; and
(v) Strengthen information exchange and coordination in a constructive and responsible spirit, promptly handle arising issues, in order to consolidate trust and maintain stable and long-term bilateral relations.
11. The Cambodian side expressed its sincere gratitude for the sacrifices of volunteer soldiers and the Vietnamese people in the cause of liberating the Cambodian people from the genocidal regime of Democratic Kampuchea in the 1970s and 1980s, as well as Vietnam's support for the cause of building and developing Cambodia.
The Vietnamese side sincerely thanks the sacrifice of the Cambodian people in the struggle for territorial reunification and national independence in the 1960s and 1970s of Vietnam, as well as Cambodia's support for the construction and development of Vietnam.
On that basis, the two sides committed to further strengthening traditional friendly relations, and emphasized that no matter how the times change, the warm relations between Cambodia and Vietnam are sustainable and immutable.
12. The two sides committed to exploiting each other's complementary strengths to strengthen bilateral and regional economic cohesion, especially in the fields of strategic infrastructure, supply chain connectivity, agriculture and agricultural product processing, energy and logistics, border economic cooperation, and creating favorable conditions for the circulation of goods, services and investment between the two economies.
13. Welcoming the strong growth in two-way trade in recent times, and committing to achieving the bilateral trade target of 20 billion USD, the two sides agreed to promote and further facilitate cross-border trade.
The two sides also emphasized the importance of effectively implementing the Agreement on Promoting Bilateral Trade for the period 2025 - 2026, the Agreement on Border Trade and the Agreement on Transit Cargo Transport, as well as other related trade agreements between the two countries.
14. The two sides welcomed the Inauguration Ceremony of Meun Chey - Tan Nam International Border Gate on December 8, 2025 and agreed to accelerate the early inclusion of this Border Gate in the list of designated border gates for transit of goods through the signing of the Protocol on amending the Agreement on Transit of Goods between the Government of Cambodia and the Government of Vietnam, signed in 2013.
The Vietnamese side also agreed to accelerate the upgrading of the Chrey Thum (Kandal) - Khanh Binh (An Giang) bilateral border gate into an international border gate and open a new inland waterway border gate in Khanh Binh.
The two sides agreed to promote functional agencies to fully implement the Waterway Transport Agreement between the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the Royal Government of Cambodia, signed on December 17, 2009 and amended in 2019; encourage relevant agencies to cooperate closely and simplify cross-border transport procedures at international border gates; agreed to accelerate the identification of connecting points for the Phnom Penh - Bavet - Moc Bai - Ho Chi Minh City expressway.
15. With joint efforts to strengthen economic cooperation, the two sides continued to exchange views on joint research on the New Economic Mechanism to closely link the economies of Vietnam and Cambodia and integrate the Overall Plan for Economic Connectivity between Vietnam and Cambodia to 2030.
16. The two sides committed to continuing to improve the investment and business environment, encouraging and supporting businesses of each side to expand cooperation in potential and complementary fields, including telecommunications, agricultural product processing and agricultural product trade, renewable energy, infrastructure, digital transformation, finance, banking and tourism.
The two sides committed to promoting investment and trade promotion activities, striving to achieve the bilateral trade turnover target of 20 billion USD in the coming time, in accordance with the potential, scope and comprehensiveness of cooperation between the two countries.
17. The two sides emphasized the importance of defense and security cooperation, committed to strengthening more effective cooperation and agreed to promote cooperation between the two armed forces, including capacity building. The two sides are determined not to allow hostile forces to use the territory of one country to carry out sabotage activities against the other.
18. The two sides emphasized the importance of consular cooperation and citizen protection between the two countries under the 1963 Vienna Convention on Consular Relations. Vietnam highly appreciates the Kingdom of Cambodia for regularly supporting and treating Vietnamese people of Vietnamese origin living in Cambodia indiscriminately in recent years. The two sides agreed to facilitate citizens of each country to live, study, work and do legal business in the territory of each country.
19. The two sides welcomed the current efforts of the Vietnam - Cambodia, Cambodia - Vietnam Joint Border Committee to find mutually acceptable solutions for about 16% of land borders that have not been demarcated and marked, of which 6% are prioritized related to land swaps, in accordance with all border treaties signed between the two countries, with the aim of building a peaceful, stable and developed land border between Vietnam and Cambodia.
The two sides agreed to accelerate the process of building, negotiating and signing the Agreement on land border gate management and the Agreement on land border management regulations replacing the Agreement on Border Regulations 1983 in the near future.
The two sides exchanged views on issues related to maritime affairs. Regarding sea demarcation, the two sides committed to respecting and effectively implementing all agreements related to border issues, including the Agreement on the Historical Waters of Vietnam - Cambodia 1982.
20. The two sides agreed to strengthen mutual trust and understanding, emphasizing the importance of promoting information, communication and education about the tradition of relations between the two countries to all classes of people, especially the young generation, to accurately understand the history of traditional friendship between the two countries.
The two sides agreed to strengthen joint efforts to preserve, repair and restore the Vietnam - Cambodia Friendship Monuments, considering these as invaluable historical values, contributing to traditional education, consolidating social foundations and promoting stable and long-term development of the two countries' relations.
21. The two sides agreed to strengthen cooperation in education and training with a long-term vision, considering education and training as an important bridge connecting the young generation, fostering understanding, trust and strong friendship between the young generations of the two countries.
The two sides committed to creating the maximum possible convenience for this field of cooperation, including through scholarships in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding on educational cooperation between the two countries' Ministries of Education.
22. The two sides agreed to strengthen cooperation in the field of public health. Cambodia expressed deep appreciation to Vietnam for continuing to provide health care and treatment for Cambodian patients at major public hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City and border provinces equivalent to the level for Vietnamese citizens and in accordance with Vietnamese regulations and the payment regime of Vietnamese hospitals for patients without health insurance.
To further strengthen cooperation on specialized medical human resources, the two sides agreed to discuss the possibility of fostering capacity for Cambodian medical students studying at Vietnamese medical universities by allowing clinical internships at Vietnamese hospitals after completing the study program, in accordance with Vietnamese regulations and laws.
23. The two sides agreed to strengthen cooperation in various fields, including culture, sports, tourism, energy, science and technology, agriculture and fisheries, post, telecommunications and information technology, and digital economy to strengthen partnerships, complementarity, and common prosperity.
The two sides will strive to complete internal procedures for the United Nations Convention on Cybercrime and promote cooperation in the fight against cybercrime, noting that the early entry into force of the Convention will contribute to strengthening regional and international cooperation in this field.
24. The two sides encouraged the governments of border provinces to continue to promote cooperation activities in the fields of border trade, culture, arts, education and people-to-people exchanges.
The border provinces of the two countries closely coordinate in resolving disagreements, avoiding any actions that complicate the situation in the spirit of friendship, good neighborliness and mutual benefit, in order to contribute to promoting socio-economic cooperation and other areas of cooperation between the two countries in accordance with agreements and treaties between the two countries and laws and regulations of each country.
25. The two sides reaffirmed the strategic importance of strengthening ASEAN's central role and solidarity, fully and effectively implementing the ASEAN Community Vision 2045 to realize a resilient, innovative, dynamic and people-centered ASEAN.
Accordingly, the two sides committed to closely coordinate with other ASEAN member countries to maintain a common commitment to maintaining and promoting peace in the region, through compliance with the goals and principles of the United Nations Charter, the ASEAN Charter, the Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC), other ASEAN documents and international law.
The two sides emphasized the importance of peaceful dialogue, constructive consultation, building trust and restraint, resolving disputes by peaceful means in accordance with international law, including the United Nations Charter and the ASEAN Charter, and not using or threatening to use force.
26. The two sides continue to strengthen close cooperation within the framework of the International Mekong River Commission and other relevant mechanisms, with countries along the Mekong River and development partners, to manage, exploit, develop and sustainably and effectively conserve water resources and related resources of the Mekong River basin.
The two sides also reaffirmed their commitment to fully comply with the 1995 Agreement on Cooperation for Sustainable Development of the Mekong River Basin, along with relevant Procedures and Guidelines.
The two sides also agreed to continue to cooperate closely with Mekong Subregion countries to take advantage of Mekong cooperation mechanisms, contributing to peace, stability, cooperation and sustainable development in the subregion and the entire region.
27. The two sides reaffirmed ASEAN's common principles on the East Sea. The two sides emphasized the importance of maintaining peace, security, stability, safety and freedom of navigation and aviation in the East Sea.
The two sides reaffirmed the need to strengthen mutual trust and confidence, to exercise restraint, not to take actions that complicate the situation, and to resolve disputes by peaceful means on the basis of international law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
The two sides emphasized the full and effective implementation of the full text of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC) and wished to soon reach a Code of Conduct in the East Sea (COC) that is substantive, effective and in accordance with international law, including UNCLOS.
28. General Secretary To Lam sincerely thanked King Preah Bat Samdech Preah Boromneath Norodom Sihamoni for inviting him to visit Cambodia, Cambodian leaders, and Cambodian people for giving the high-level Vietnamese delegation a warm welcome. The General Secretary respectfully invited King Norodom Sihamoni to pay a state visit to Vietnam at an appropriate time.
