Cambodia, Bahrain to sign joint agreement of diplomatic establishment

Cambodia, Bahrain to sign joint agreement of diplomatic establishment
June 29, 2009


The Kingdom of Cambodia and the Kingdom of Bahrain will sign a joint
communiqué on the establishment of diplomatic relations to expand the
cooperation between a country in South East Asia and a country in the
Middle East, a Cambodian official said on Monday.

Hor Nam Hong, Cambodia's deputy prime minister and minister of foreign
affairs and international cooperation, and his Bahraini counterpart
will sign the joint communiqué of creating the official diplomatic
ties, said Koy Khong, under secretary of state and spokesman for
Cambodia's Foreign Ministry.

"It is the first time for the two countries to mend the diplomatic
ties," he said, adding that in future the two countries will expand
cooperation on tourism, investment, trade, and economy.

According to a press release from the Cambodian Foreign Ministry, Hor
is to join the first ASEAN-Gulf Cooperation Council Ministerial
Meeting, to be held from June 29 to 30, in Manama, Bahrain.

At the meeting, "we will talk about the cooperation on the global
economic and financial crisis, combating terrorism, poverty reduction,
sustainable development and economy," Koy Khong said.

The ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) groups Brunei,
Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Laos, the Philippines,
Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. The Gulf group includes Bahrain, the
United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia.

Source: Xinhua
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