Cambodge Soir22-08-2008
The Arabic state agreed to finance road and agricultural infrastructure in exchange for the Kingdom’s harvests.
It seems, following the official visit of the Kuwaiti Prime Minister, Nasser Mohammed Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, in early August, that Kuwait likes Cambodia.
The Cambodian prime Minister received a delegation on Wednesday, August 20. Technical matters were on the agenda following bilateral agreements signed by both countries in the field of trade and economic co-operation including agriculture, aviation, and oil and road infrastructures.
Hun Sen took advantage of Kuwait’s penchant for Cambodian food production to ask his guests to finance the construction of two roads in Battambang province, an irrigation system in Stung Treng (Kampong Thom province) and a water reservoir, for a total of $US 90 million. The last two projects, when implemented, will increase cultivation by adding 113,000 hectares during the monsoon and 100,000 hectares in the dry season. “We will also be able to produce electricity thanks to a 40 Mwh hydro-electric plant” declared Hun Sen. The Prime Minister added that the two roads, respectively of 90 and 140 km, in Battambang province “were strategic for agricultural product transportation”.
On Thursday August 21, the delegation met with the head of Cambodian diplomacy and signed an agreement to start a direct air link between Phnom Penh and Kuwait City. Also On the agenda was the establishment of diplomatic representations in both countries.
Recently Kuwait agreed to finance Cambodian Islamic Institutions to the tune of $US 5 million. This amount will be used to restore the mosque located near Boeung Kak lake.
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