Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (L) and RoK President Moon Jae-in (Source: Yonhap)Seoul (VNA) – Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on February 4 met with hostPresident of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Moon Jae-in in Seoul to discuss plans forstrengthening the bilateral relations.
Atthe meeting, PM Hun Sen said recently signed agreements between the twocountries have proved that the bilateral relations are developing strongly.
He hoped that the agreement on double taxation avoidance will open opportunitiesfor RoK investors to enter Cambodia.
Meanwhile, the RoK leader said since his visit to Cambodia last year, thebilateral relations are continuously developing as shown in the signing of thepact and an agreement on double taxation avoidance and mutual legal assistancein criminal cases.
Cooperation projects between the two sides in agricultural development,including their joint research on the bilateral free trade agreement (FTA), arealso underway, he said.
Moon pledged that his country will actively cooperate with Cambodia tosuccessfully organise the 13th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM)this year, expressing his hope that the two countries will further tightentheir cooperation in 2020.
The two leaders agreed to expand trade promotion platforms between the RoK andCambodia, and their finance, agriculture and IT cooperation; and approve thejoint research on the RoK-Cambodia FTA.
They stressed that RoK-ASEAN and RoK-Mekong summits held in November last yearwere important turning points to implement the "New Southern Policy” of theRoK. The two also agreed to conduct close discussions in order to fosterthe cooperation mechanisms./.
VNA
