Phnom Penh (FN), Dec. 24 – US ambassador to Cambodia Murphy and staff hosted Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen and his delegation of senior advisors for a visit at the US Embassy in Phnom Penh.

“The United States appreciates Cambodia's leadership of ASEAN during a year of global and regional challenges, support for the historic US-ASEAN Special Summit in Washington DC., hospitality for president Biden's participation in the November Summits in Phnom Penh, and advocacy for the newly elevated US-ASEAN Comprehensive Strategic Partnership,” according to a statement of US Embassy Phnom Penh on Saturday (Dec 24).

“We welcome Cambodia's stance to uphold the UN Charter, defend territorial integrity, and co-sponsor UN resolutions condemning Russia's invasion of Ukraine,” the statement added.

“With a view to the new year, ambassador Murphy and the prime minister discussed ways to improve the bilateral relationship. We look forward to a productive 2023 and continued efforts to strengthen friendship between the American and Cambodian people.”
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