Agence France-Presse
Vietnam's president praised cooperation with neighbouring Cambodia Tuesday during a private visit by former king Norodom Sihanouk and members of his royal family, state television reported.
Sihanouk arrived in the Vietnamese capital with his wife and his son, King Norodom Sihamoni, for a four-day stay.
The ex-monarch is sometimes known as the "king-father" of Cambodia, where anti-Vietnamese sentiment is rife, fuelled by resentment at Vietnam's expansion over centuries and the perception that Cambodia is losing territory.
But communist Vietnam's President Nguyen Minh Triet said the visit showed relations between the two are close and important, state television said.
Vietnam and Cambodia, as well as their fellow neighbour Laos, are determined to maintain solidarity, Triet added.
According to the report, Sihanouk thanked Vietnam for its support.
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