Cambodia and Cuba are interested in exploring new cooperation areas such as agriculture, environment and rural development, the island's Ambassador to this country, Liurka Rodriguez, said on Thursday.
During a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Yim Chhay Ly, we agreed that these 60 years of diplomatic relations paved the way to deepen bilateral collaboration in medicine, education, sports and expand them to areas such as those mentioned, the diplomat told Prensa Latina.
The senior Cambodian leader congratulated Cuba for being recently elected as a member of the UN Human Rights Council and pointed out that it achieves commendable results in this field, among them support the development of other nations in health, Rodriguez said.
Yim Chhay Ly specially recalled the presence in Cambodia of the Cuban medical brigades -the ambassador said- and their contributions to improve this country's health indicators in difficult times.
For our part, we expressed gratitude for Phnom Penh's consistent support to the UN resolutions that call to put an end to the US blockade, Rodriguez said.
We also assess the efficiency with which the government deals with the Covid-19 pandemic and express our regret for the losses of human lives and damages caused by floods in Cambodia, she said.