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Vietnam minister visits

| Publication date 03 August 2010 | 08:00 ICT

Vietnam minister visits

VIETNAM’S Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem arrived in Cambodia yesterday for a two-day official visit, according to the Interior Ministry. Khieu Sopheak, the ministry’s spokesman, said the minister would attend a meeting promoting cooperation among the two countries’ border provinces and hold talks today with Prime Minister Hun Sen.

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