Prime Minister of Cuba Starts Official Visit in Cambodia
H.E. Manuel Marrero Cruz, Prime Minister of the Republic of Cuba, began his three-day official visit in Cambodia this afternoon, at the invitation of Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia. According to a press release of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, during the visit, H.E. Manuel Marrero Cruz will be granted a Royal Audience by His Majesty Preah Bat Samdech Preah Boromneath Norodom Sihamoni, King of Cambodia, at the Royal Palace
Cuban premier touches down in Kingdom for three-day visit
Cuba’s Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz led a senior delegation from his country on an official visit to Cambodia, arriving in the Kingdom on October 4 with plans to depart on October 6. The visit came at the invitation of Prime Minister Hun Sen following the prime minister’s recent stop in Cuba after attending the UN General Assembly in New York. Hun Sen welcomed his Cuban counterpart at the Peace Palace for a meeting.
Cuban Prime Minister to pay an official visit to Cambodia
Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz will arrive in the capital today for an official visit to the Kingdom of Cambodia, which will last until Oct. 6, completing the last stage of a tour of Southeast Asia that also included Vietnam and Laos. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, during his stay in this city, the head of Government will be received in the audience by King Norodom Sihamoni.
PM Thanks Cuba for Helping Cambodia Over 40 Years Ago
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has told former Cuban President Raul Castro that the people of Cambodia have not forgotten what Cuba did to help Cambodia during the post-liberation period.
Speaking at a meeting with Raul Castro on September 24, PM Hun Sen stated that after the liberation from the genocidal regime of Pol Pot at that time. He reminded that in 1979, Cuba helped Cambodia a lot and still remember that at that time, Cambodia had Cuban sugar, a Cuban orphanage, and also a Cuban ferry. "Cuban aid at that time was very important for Cambodia, especially the Cambodian people who had just risen from the dead of the Khmer Rouge regime and needed to live and learn. So help from Cuba is very important." he said.
Cambodia signs three MOUs with Cuba
The Cambodian government has signed three Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with Cuba on cooperation in the fields of health, education, and international affairs.
Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Facebook that the Cambodian Ministry of Health signed MoU with Cuba’s Public Health Ministry.