Wednesday, May 09, 2007

Hun Sen to visit Japan in June

Cambodian PM to visit Japan next month

PHNOM PENH, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen will conduct his first ever-official visit to Japan next month, local media on Wednesday quoted senior government official as saying.

The visit will take three to four days and both sides will sign an agreement of investment and trade to encourage more Japanese to invest in Cambodia, Hor Namhong, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, told Chinese-language newspaper the Commercial Daily.

According to earlier reports, during his visit with a 30-member delegation, Hen Sen will call on Emperor Akihito and hold talks with his counterpart Shinzo Abe.

He will also deliver a keynote speech to an investment promotion seminar organized by the ASEAN-Japan Center.

Japan has been Cambodia's largest donor country for many years but lags behind other countries in the field of investment. Both sides are now discussing an investment agreement to facilitate the Japanese investors in the kingdom.

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