DPA
Phnom Penh - Sultan of Brunei, Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, is scheduled to pay an official visit to Cambodia next week, diplomatic sources said Tuesday.
The sultan will meet with King Norodom Sihamoni as well as Prime Minister Hun Sen, Senate President Chea Sim and National Assembly President Heng Samrin, according to an official schedule of the visit obtained by Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa.
He is also scheduled to visit a demining project and tour the Angkor Wat temple complex during his scheduled visit between April 4 to 7.
Discussions about oil are expected to feature after Cambodian ambassador to Brunei, Haji Nan Sy, met with that country's energy minister and representatives of the Brunei National Petroleum Company in separate engagements earlier this month.
Cambodia, which expects to begin production from potentially rich offshore oil and gas deposits by 2010, has said it welcomes advice from other countries on strategies to manage the new resource.
It has also been in discussions about importing crude oil from Brunei, the third largest oil producer in South-East Asia.
Cambodia and Brunei, both members of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN), have openly discussed strengthening bilateral ties in recent months.
The Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs was expected to officially confirm the scheduled visit later this week, diplomatic sources said.
The sultan will meet with King Norodom Sihamoni as well as Prime Minister Hun Sen, Senate President Chea Sim and National Assembly President Heng Samrin, according to an official schedule of the visit obtained by Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa.
He is also scheduled to visit a demining project and tour the Angkor Wat temple complex during his scheduled visit between April 4 to 7.
Discussions about oil are expected to feature after Cambodian ambassador to Brunei, Haji Nan Sy, met with that country's energy minister and representatives of the Brunei National Petroleum Company in separate engagements earlier this month.
Cambodia, which expects to begin production from potentially rich offshore oil and gas deposits by 2010, has said it welcomes advice from other countries on strategies to manage the new resource.
It has also been in discussions about importing crude oil from Brunei, the third largest oil producer in South-East Asia.
Cambodia and Brunei, both members of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN), have openly discussed strengthening bilateral ties in recent months.
The Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs was expected to officially confirm the scheduled visit later this week, diplomatic sources said.
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