(Phnom Penh): Cambodia and Singapore reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthening and deepening the bilateral cooperation effectively to provide tangible and long-lasting benefits to the people of both nations, according to a press release seen by Fresh News on Tuesday (Mar. 3).
The commitment was made during a farewell courtesy call by outgoing Singaporean Ambassador to Cambodia Teo Lay Cheng on Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn on Monday (Mar. 2), at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.
According to the press release, during the meeting, Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn congratulated the ambassador on the successful completion of her diplomatic mission and expressed appreciation for her dedicated efforts in further strengthening bilateral relations.
Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn noted with satisfaction that, during the ambassador’s mandate, cooperation between the two countries made significant progress, particularly through the exchange of high-level visits, including the official visits of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet to Singapore in 2024 and Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong to Cambodia in 2025 on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Cambodia and Singapore.
The foreign minister and the ambassador engaged in exchanging views on various areas of cooperation, including defence, trade, labour, human resource development, and people-to-people exchanges. They also reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthening and deepening this cooperation effectively to provide tangible and long-lasting benefits to the people of both nations.
The ambassador expressed her profound gratitude and stated that she was honoured and proud to serve in Cambodia over the years. She commended Cambodia’s significant achievements, including successful ASEAN Chairmanship in 2022, as well as the successful hosting of the Southeast Asian Games and the ASEAN Para Games in 2023. She also highlighted the meaningful activities organised by the embassy to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations last year.
The ambassador also extended sincere appreciation to the deputy prime minister and colleagues at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, as well as various relevant Cambodian institutions, for their close cooperation and support during her mandate.
Cambodian foreign minister extended his best wishes to the ambassador for a successful tenure in her new assignment and reaffirmed Cambodia’s readiness to provide support and cooperation to the incoming Singaporean ambassador to further strengthen bilateral relations.
=FRESH NEWS
