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 and Cuba reaffirm positive diplomatic relations
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia Samdech Techo Hun Sen on Saturday met and valued the signs of trust, understanding and respect between both nations. Both leaders talked about the positive bilateral relations and also reiterated the willingness to strengthen cooperation in sports, health, culture and biotechnology.
Cambodia, Cuba to strengthen and expand bilateral ties and cooperation
Cambodia and Cuba have pledged to strengthen bilateral ties and cooperation in the areas of trade and economy as well as the solidarity between the two countries. The pledge was made in a bilateral meeting between Hun Sen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, and Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermudez, President of the Republic of Cuba in Havana, the Republic of Cuba, on September 24.
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.