Malaysian PM to Visit Cambodia This Week

H E. Dato’ Sri Ismail Sabri bin Yaakob, Prime Minister of Malaysia, will lead a high delegation to pay an official visit to Cambodia on Feb. 23-24, at the invitation of Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia.

During the visit, H.E. Dato’ Sri Ismail Sabri bin Yaakob will be received in a Royal Audience by His Majesty Preah Bat Samdech Preah Boromneath NORODOM SIHAMONI, King of Cambodia, at the Royal Palace, according to a press release of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued today.

The Malaysian Premier will also pay courtesy calls on Samdech Vibol Sena Pheakdey Say Chhum, President of the Senate, and Samdech Akka Moha Ponhea Chakrei Heng Samrin, President of the National Assembly.

Samdech Techo Prime Minister Hun Sen and H E. Dato’ Sri Ismail Sabri bin Yaakob will have a meeting to discuss bilateral relations and cooperation, including trade and investment, socio-economic, defence and security, and the post-COVID-19 socio-economic recovery, and also exchange views on regional and international issues of common interests and concerns. At the end of the meeting, the two Prime Ministers will have a joint press conference.

H.E. Dato’ Sri Ismail Sabri bin Yaakob will also lay wreathes at the Independence Monument and pay tribute at the Royal Memorial Statue of His Majesty Preah Bat Samdech Preah NORODOM SIHANOUK “PREAH BOROM RATANAK KAUDH”, the Late King-Father of Cambodia.

As 2022 marks the 65th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Diplomatic Relations between the two countries, the official visit of H.E. Dato’ Sri Ismail Sabri bin Yaakob will be a significant milestone to further strengthen the existing good bonds of friendship, solidarity and cooperation between Cambodia and Malaysia in both bilateral and multilateral frameworks for mutual benefits of the two nations.

Source: Agency Kampuchea Press