Cambodia, Vietnam Deepen Inspection Cooperation

Phnom Penh — Sept. 30, 2026: H.E. SOK Soken, Minister of Inspection, led a delegation to Vietnam to strengthen cooperation in the inspection sector and expand investment ties.

In Hanoi, the Minister met Mr. Tran Xuan Hoang, Permanent Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Member of the Board of Directors of the Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV), along with leaders from BIDV and the Bank for Investment and Development of Cambodia (BIDC).

H.E. Sok Soken praised BIDV's 69 years of growth and its operations in Cambodia through BIDC since 2009, crediting the bank with contributing to the banking and financial sector, job creation, knowledge transfer and social work in the Kingdom. He urged BIDV to expand its investment in Cambodia and expressed confidence that BIDV and BIDC would continue strengthening Cambodia-Vietnam ties.

The Minister also paid a courtesy call on H.E. Mrs. TOUCH Sopharath, Cambodia's Ambassador to Vietnam, thanking the embassy for its support and coordination.

In a meeting with Vietnamese Prime Minister H.E. Mr. Lê Minh Hùng, H.E. Sok Soken conveyed greetings from Samdech Techo HUN Sen, President of the Senate; Prime Minister HUN Manet; and Samdech MEN Sam An, Supreme Advisor to His Majesty the King, to Vietnam's top leadership. He stressed the enduring spirit of "Good Neighborliness, Traditional Friendship, Comprehensive Cooperation, and Long-Lasting Stability" and briefed the Prime Minister on his talks with Inspector General H.E. Mr. Nguyễn Quốc Đoàn. He reaffirmed Cambodia's commitment to closer cooperation with Vietnam's Government Inspectorate.

The delegation also visited the Inspection Training College of the Government Inspectorate of Vietnam, meeting Rector Mr. Nguyen Van Luong. H.E. Sok Soken highlighted the value of exchanging experience on training systems and capacity building for inspection officers amid rapid digital change, and encouraged both institutions to pursue further experience-sharing and advanced training programmes.

Reported by The Khmer Today