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Lao, Singaporean FMs to pay official visits to Cambodia

Foreign Ministers of Laos and Singapore, Saleumxay Kommasith and Vivian Balakrishnan, will pay official visits to Cambodia and attend the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Retreat (AMM Retreat) in Phnom Penh from February 15 – 17 at the invitation of their Cambodian counterpart Prak Sokhonn.
Lao, Singaporean FMs to pay official visits to Cambodia ảnh 1Foreign Minister of Laos Saleumxay Kommasith (Photo: VNA)
Phnom Penh (VNA) –  Foreign Ministers ofLaos and Singapore, Saleumxay Kommasith and Vivian Balakrishnan, will pay official visits to Cambodia and attend the  ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Retreat (AMM Retreat) in Phnom Penh  from February 15 – 17 at the invitationof their Cambodian counterpart Prak Sokhonn.

Accordingto a press release issued by the Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs andInternational Cooperation on February 13, during his visit, Lao Foreign Minister Kommasith will meet with Cambodian King NorodomSihamoni and Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen, and hold talks with Sokhonn on many aspects in the bilateralrelations and cooperation between the two countries, as well as in internationaland regional issues of common concern.

Kommasit’s official visit to Cambodia is hoped to further deepenand lift the fine cooperation and traditional relationship between Laos andCambodia to a new height, for their common benefits.
 
Meanwhile, Singaporean Foreign Minister Balakrishnan will also meet withCambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, and hold official talks with his Cambodian counterpartSokhonn on bilateral cooperation in the fields of economics, trade, tourism,education and health, and regional and international issues of mutual interestand concern.

The Singapore official will also have separate meetings with otherCambodian officials: Economy and Finance Minister Aun Pornmoniroth, EnvironmentMinister Say Samal, and Chairman of the National Assembly Commission on  Education, Youth, Sports, Cult and Religious Affairs, Culture  and Tourism Hun Many./.
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