Japan-Cambodia Relations
Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA’s Courtesy Call on Senate President HUN SEN of the Kingdom of Cambodia
On July 6, commencing at 10:40 a.m. local time (same day, 12:40 p.m. JST) for approximately 30 minutes, during her visit to the Kingdom of Cambodia, Ms. KAMIKAWA Yoko, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, paid a courtesy call on Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo HUN SEN, President of the Senate of the Kingdom of Cambodia. The overview is as follows.
- Introduction
Minister Kamikawa congratulated Senate President Hun Sen on his appointment and stated that she would be honored to see him for the first time since 2005. She also expressed her respect for Senate President Hun Sen, who has played a major role in economic development in Cambodia and building a relationship of trust between Japan and Cambodia.
In response, Senate President Hun Sen stated that he would be happy to see Minister Kamikawa again and appreciated her congratulatory message.
- Bilateral relations
Minister Kamikawa stated that Japan would like to cooperate with Cambodia in the development of social infrastructure, including water and digital infrastructure, maritime connectivity, and humanitarian mine action, with an emphasis on human resource development and the utilization of Japanese technology to improve Cambodia's sustainability and co-create social value.
In response, Senate President Hun Sen expressed his appreciation for Japan's cooperation in peace, reconstruction, and development in Cambodia and stated that he would like to further enhance collaboration with Japan in the areas of water-related cooperation and humanitarian mine action.
Both sides also discussed democratic development of Cambodia, the importance of rule of law, maritime security, and promoting investment from Japanese companies.
- Regional and international affairs
Minister Kamikawa and Senate President Hun Sen held an exchange of views on various issues in the regional and international communities, and concurred to cooperate on the situations in Myanmar, North Korea, Israel and Palestine, and Ukraine.