Wednesday, February 27, 2008

S Korean President to visit Cambodia this year

PHNOM PENH, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- South Korean President Lee Myung Bak will visit Cambodia sometime this year, at the invitation by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen during their Monday meeting in Seoul, a senior official said here Tuesday.

Lee will visit Cambodia to strengthen the cooperation in the fields of trade, investment, economy and personal relations, Hor Namhong, Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, told a press conference.

The press conference was held upon the return of a senior Cambodian delegation led by Hun Sen from the swearing-in ceremony of Lee Myung Bak in Seoul.

"The visit will bring about closer economic ties between the two sides to help develop Cambodia," Hor said.

Since Lee was former economic advisor for Hun Sen, the two men have had deep personal relations, Hor said, adding that this year is also the 11th anniversary of the establishment of the diplomatic relations between the two countries.

As the No. 1 foreign investor in Cambodia, South Korea is contributing large amount of money in the construction field in Cambodia, Hor said.

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

South Korean should invest in Special Economic Zone, like the one in Stung Hav created by Chinese investors. Cheap electronic goods designed by Korea companies and produced in Cambodia could prevail in the world market. Goes Korea, goes Cambodia.

Anonymous said...

yes, korea can help cambodia to develop. this includes any developped nation who wanted to help.

Anonymous said...

Lee is the first President from business sector, hope that he can help and encourage Korean private enterprise to invest in Cambodia.

Anonymous said...

LOL, How many countries near Cambodia has changed their leader? Each countries at least quite a few already except us (Cambodia) we are stuck to one guy. That's why nothing grows. Changing leader, Exchange trade is a plus to the country. Plus, if HUN SEN wants to get Cambodia to grow fast please call on Korean companies to invest in Electronics company in Cambodia. We need to put our qualified people to work.

Anonymous said...

Damn Korean, Come On! In return we will give you all the sea-weed. You can have them all.

Anonymous said...

Hey don't be so nice here. I love sea weed too, you know? However, I will agreed to offer them 85% if you don't mind and keep 15% for our sea weed fans here, fair?

Anonymous said...

LOL, True!

Anonymous said...

Yeah, and my favorite is making grilled beef marinate. What I do is chop up the sea weed and lemon grass, then beat the heck out of it until it become like paste, then add some salt or soy sauce, and voila! a great beef marinate. Have you had it? Yummy ... . It makes me droole just talking about it, hehehe!