Saturday, 6 June 2009

Cambodian PM returns home from S Korea after visiting

People's Daily Online
http://english.people.com.cn

June 06, 2009

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen returned home Friday after attending the Commemorative Summit for the 20th Anniversary of ASEAN-Republic of Korea Dialogue Relation at the invitation of South Korean President Lee Myung-bak.

The summit was held from June 1 to 2, after the meeting, Hun Sen also paid an official visit to South Korea. During the visit, Hun Sen held talks with President Lee Myung-bak. Lee told Hun Sen that South Korea would help Cambodia in areas including infrastructure, agriculture, medical service and education.

At the same time, Hun Sen asked Lee for South Korea assistance in setting up a stock exchange to develop Cambodia's financial market.

Cambodia and South Korea signed a series of cooperation agreements including 60 million U.S. dollars in loans to help Cambodia building roads and sewers, Foreign Minister Hor Namhong said at the airport.

Cambodia and South Korea re-established their diplomatic relations in 1997. South Korea became the largest foreign investing country in Cambodia in 2007, according to official statistics.

Source: Xinhua

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