PHNOM PENH, Jan 29 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodian Prime Minister, Samdech Techo Hun Sen, yesterday met with visiting Timor-Leste’s Foreign Minister, Adaljiza Albertina Xavier Reis Magno, discussing ways to broaden cooperation for mutual benefits, Cambodia’s foreign ministry said.
During the meeting, Hun Sen proposed some initiatives of bilateral cooperation for Timor-Leste to take into consideration, including the Agreement on Protection of Investments, Free Trade Agreement, and the Agreement on the Avoidance of Double Taxation between the two countries.
On Thursday, Magno also had a bilateral meeting with the Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Prak Sokhonn, talking about cooperation in the areas of trade and investment, tourism, health, education and human resources development, it said.
“On trade and investment, both sides agreed on the need to resume momentum in trade activities and cooperation, by encouraging their respective relevant institutions to effectively implement the existing signed documents,” the statement said.
They also encouraged the acceleration of negotiation on pending memorandums of understanding and agreements on tourism, trade, education, and air service.
For cooperation on fighting against COVID-19, both sides congratulated each other for successfully containing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in their respective countries and for gradually opening their countries by living and adapting to the “new normal,” it added.
On regional and international cooperation, they also exchanged views on issues of common interests and expressed their full support for each other in multilateral fora, the statement said, adding that, Sokhonn reaffirmed Cambodia’s support for Timor-Leste’s application for membership of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Magno arrived in Cambodia on Wednesday for a four-day official visit.– NNN-AKP
