S. Korean Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade To Visit Cambodia

S. Korean Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade To Visit Cambodia

AKP Phnom Penh, May 02, 2012 –

The deputy minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Korea in charge of international assistance will visit Cambodia next week to boost more cooperation between the two countries, H.E. Koy Kuong, Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation’s spokesperson told reporters.

The upcoming visit was revealed by H.E. Kim Han-soo, newly-appointed Ambassador of the Republic Korea to Cambodia during a meeting here on Monday with H.E. Hor Namhong, Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, said the spokesperson.

On the occasion, H.E. Kim Han-soo pledged to boost more cooperation between the two countries during his diplomatic mandate, especially to work with Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) to help Cambodia.

For his part, H.E. Hor Namhong welcomed H.E. Kim Han-soo’s diplomatic mission in Cambodia, through which, he said, the relationship and cooperation between both countries will be further deepened.

The Cambodian foreign minister further said he would meet his S. Korean counterpart in July this year at the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), the East-Asian Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and the Mekong-South Korea Meeting.

He also expressed his profound thanks to the Republic of Korea for its assistance for the reconstruction and development of Cambodia.

The two sides also exchanged ideas on the Korean peninsula issue.

Article in Khmer by CHIM Nary
Article in English by KHAN Sophirom