Tokyo (FN), Dec. 18 – Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and his Japanese counterpart Kishida Fumio announced their commitment to working closely to enhance relations and cooperation between the two nations.
Samdech Thipadei held a bilateral summit meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio on Monday (Dec. 18) in Tokyo, Japan.
During the meeting, Prime Minister Kishida Fumio warmly welcomed Samdech Thipadei and a high-level delegation from the Royal Government of Cambodia to Japan on the occasion of attending the 50th Year of ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation and the Asia Zero Emission Community Leaders Meeting (AZEC). He also expressed gratitude to Cambodia for its close cooperation across various sectors, particularly in the joint effort to train Ukrainian demining experts.
Samdech Thipadei congratulated Japan on the successful hosting of the two summits and expressed support for Japan's AZEC-related initiatives, as well as three other initiatives: 1. Heart-to-Heart Partners across Generations, 2. Partners for Co-creation of Economy and Society, and 3. Partners for Peace and Stability.
In commemoration of the 70th anniversary of Cambodia-Japan diplomatic ties and the elevation of relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership, Cambodian premier proposed several directions for cooperation to further strengthen ties in the fields of defense and security, trade and investment, infrastructure connectivity, and the reopening of direct flights between Cambodia and Japan.
For his part, the Japanese prime minister thanked Cambodia for its strong ties and fruitful cooperation. He emphasized his commitment to working closely with Samdech Thipadei to achieve new successes for the mutual benefit of both countries and their peoples.
The two primers also witnessed the signing of seven exchanges of notes as follow:
1. Development of National Data Center for promoting e-Government.
2. Development project of digital water supply management system in urban area.
3. Project to request a vessel for hydrological measurement for the production of electronic navigation maps.
4. Joint Memorandum between Cambodian Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications and the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan on cooperation for digital economy and social development in Cambodia.
5. Memorandum of Understanding between the National Bank of Cambodia and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan on cross-border payment cooperation via QR code.
6. Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Mines and Energy and Minebea Mitsumi and SchneiTec on cooperation on solar energy project.
7. Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Mines and Energy and erex Co. Ltd and SPHP (Cambodia) on cooperation on biomass energy projects.
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