Phnom Penh, Nov. 15 -- General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam met with Moroccan Prime Minister Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on November 15 on the sidelines of the 20th Francophonie Summit.

At the meeting, the Vietnamese leader expressed his pleasure at meeting the Moroccan PM as the two countries are celebrating the 65th anniversary of diplomatic relations (March 27, 1961-2026). He congratulated El Mansouri on her recent appointment by King Mohammed VI as Morocco's Prime Minister and the first woman to hold the post.

He affirmed that Vietnam always attaches importance to its traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation with Morocco, an important partner in...