23 November 2009By Satish Cheney
Channel NewsAsia
SINGAPORE: Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong, who is now in Cambodia for a two-day official visit, called on Prime Minister Hun Sen at the National Assembly on Monday afternoon.
During the hour-long meeting, they reaffirmed strong bilateral ties.
Mr Goh also congratulated Mr Hun Sen for the significant economic progress Cambodia has achieved since his last visit in 2002.
He was also briefed on Cambodia's recent economic developments.
Both leaders exchanged views on Cambodia's tourism sector as well as how to attract more foreign investments.
They also agreed that investment in human resource was essential to ensure Cambodia's long-term economic development.
Mr Goh said Singapore would be pleased to continue contributing to Cambodia's development through the Singapore Cooperation Programme and the Initiative for ASEAN Integration.
In the evening, Mr Hun Sen hosted Mr Goh to dinner at his residence.
Mr Goh is expected to call on King Norodom Sihamoni on Tuesday.
After Cambodia, Mr Goh will proceed to Laos.
During the hour-long meeting, they reaffirmed strong bilateral ties.
Mr Goh also congratulated Mr Hun Sen for the significant economic progress Cambodia has achieved since his last visit in 2002.
He was also briefed on Cambodia's recent economic developments.
Both leaders exchanged views on Cambodia's tourism sector as well as how to attract more foreign investments.
They also agreed that investment in human resource was essential to ensure Cambodia's long-term economic development.
Mr Goh said Singapore would be pleased to continue contributing to Cambodia's development through the Singapore Cooperation Programme and the Initiative for ASEAN Integration.
In the evening, Mr Hun Sen hosted Mr Goh to dinner at his residence.
Mr Goh is expected to call on King Norodom Sihamoni on Tuesday.
After Cambodia, Mr Goh will proceed to Laos.
3 comments:
If this man talks about Phnom penh regime windows “development”, yes. As any totalitarianism regime, Phnom penh regime has a speculating window development. All dictators shows sharp tooth, built astronomical buildings, but it doesn’t mean country is in a harmony development than a speculation one. If people have some honestly and humain feeling, they should able look beyond a window development of a dictator. As Peter leuprecht well portrayed” development in Cambodia is for a bunch of people who are political and economically powerful people while majority live under line of poverty”. In Cambodia you can have economical power while you have political power. Khmer people are poor because they don’t have political power. All resources and richness of the country are being sacked by politicians and foreigners while ordinary people left with empty hand.
Goh Chok Tong, another tmat, vulture
Hun Sen Get Singapore to help Build Cambodia's 1st international Airport so tourist can fly direct to Cambodia.
These minimise relying on neighbouring Thai & Viet.
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