Wednesday, 28 October 2009

PM to Attend Japan-Mekong Cooperation Meeting


Written by DAP NEWS -- Wednesday, 28 October 2009

(Posted by CAAI News Media)

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Tuesday that he will attend the Japan-Mekong cooperation meeting in Tokyo, Japan.

The premier said he will travel to Japan on November 5, with the meeting to be held November 6-7 in Tokyo, Japan, during a speech to over 2,000 students at a graduation ceremony at the National Institute of Education in Phnom Penh

“At the moment, I am so busy with foreign relationships,” he said. “On November 15, I will leave Cambodia for Singapore to attend the ASEAN-US cooperation meeting. American president Obama Barack also will attend this meeting. Last week I went to China to attend the Economic and Trade Fair in Sichuan province.”

He held bilateral talks with his Chinese counterpart PM Wen Jaibao and agreed on a US$30 million loan to build a new Chroy Chiangvar bridge.

Cambodia also recently received a state visit from South Korean president Lee Myung Bak. Lee, who agr- eed to provide US$200 million loans and “I also attended ASEAN summit in Hua Hin in Thailand,” the PM said.

Phnom Penh will celebrate the water festival November 1-3 and the 56th anniversary of freedom from France on November 9’s Independence Day, he noted.

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