PHNOM PENH Aug 6 (Reuters) - Officials from Cambodia are to travel to Iran next week and the two countries will sign agreements covering cooperation in the oil sector, the foreign minister of the Southeast Asian state said on Friday.
Hor Namhong, who will meet Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad during the delegation's visit on Aug. 10-11, declined to give details on the agreements but he told a news conference Cambodia could benefit from Iranian know-how.
Oil companies are operating off Cambodia but the country is not expected to produce its first oil until 2012.
Koy Kuong, undersecretary of state at the Foreign Affairs Ministry, told Reuters the agreements would involve the exchange of experience and knowledge, and Iran would also provide technical support for the Cambodian oil industry.
Asked why Cambodia had chosen Iran for such agreements, he said: "We are a non-partisan country. We are friends with everyone in the world."
The United States, European Union and others have imposed sanctions on Iran because of its nuclear programme, targeting in particular investment in its oil and gas industries.
Chevron Corp is operating Block A in the Gulf of Thailand and Total also has exploration rights in the area.
Three Japanese firms -- Inpex, Marubeni Oil and Gas, which is a subsidiary of Marubeni Corp, and Mitsui Oil Exploration Co, a unit of trading house Mitsui & Co Ltd -- have also shown interest in exploring.
(Reporting by Prak Chan Thul; Editing by Alan Raybould)
Hor Namhong, who will meet Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad during the delegation's visit on Aug. 10-11, declined to give details on the agreements but he told a news conference Cambodia could benefit from Iranian know-how.
Oil companies are operating off Cambodia but the country is not expected to produce its first oil until 2012.
Koy Kuong, undersecretary of state at the Foreign Affairs Ministry, told Reuters the agreements would involve the exchange of experience and knowledge, and Iran would also provide technical support for the Cambodian oil industry.
Asked why Cambodia had chosen Iran for such agreements, he said: "We are a non-partisan country. We are friends with everyone in the world."
The United States, European Union and others have imposed sanctions on Iran because of its nuclear programme, targeting in particular investment in its oil and gas industries.
Chevron Corp is operating Block A in the Gulf of Thailand and Total also has exploration rights in the area.
Three Japanese firms -- Inpex, Marubeni Oil and Gas, which is a subsidiary of Marubeni Corp, and Mitsui Oil Exploration Co, a unit of trading house Mitsui & Co Ltd -- have also shown interest in exploring.
(Reporting by Prak Chan Thul; Editing by Alan Raybould)
31 comments:
Why does khmer government like to do business with dictator country? The country that the US hate the most.
Yeah,and why not with the SAUDI,KUWAIT .There is something fishy around here i guess.
History is repeating itself again Khmer people! We need to get rid this government (Hun Sen). Support China, give anything the VietCong wants and now IRAN. Fucking Pol Pot boys..why do Khmer people still Vote for this guys to be the Prime Minister. Why are khmer around the world dont educate Khmer people there in Cambodia. CCP Government sell land or taking from people, let ours enemy Vietcong control ours business in Cambodia.
not really, cambodia can use iran's energy experts to help us further develop our energy needs. let's don't forget iran is one of the world major organization of petroleum exporting countries. so, cambodia can use their expertise as well. why not? we have nothing against iran, you know!
we can use saudi arabia as well. who says we can?
those rich countries should come to buy or help cambodia. i heard the oil rich nations of the middle east are rich people, so they are encouraged to come do business in agricultural rich cambodia. welcome to my country cambodia.
maby the other countries have too much bad attitude with cambodia, that's why we can use iran because we are not at war with iran, you know!
cambodia can use america's expertise too, really. why don't america come do more businesses in cambodia? why wait so long because cambodia can't wait forever. we have to develop somehow, somewhere, too, ok!
which ever country have the skills cambodia needs, we will use their expertise, yes! we are friends with the world, really!
iran have a lot of scientists, so cambodia can use some of their scientists to help develop cambodia. i don't see why not? we can use american experts and british experts and french or russian experts, too, you know! and of of course, china and india experts, too, really! cambodia needs all of them to help us develop our economy, etc... nothing wrong with that!
they say competition makes cambodia evolve. so true! god bless cambodia.
To me I prefer Janpanese expertes and Germany expertes.
KI Media, try not to have too much of an agenda and a biased way of handling a report. Whether right or wrong, I'm just saying...
Making friend with America's Cambodia's will be rich and prosperity to the people and a nation,but as a dictator country they don't see it that way,they only see it as a big pocket for fews family.
Expert my bud!!!!!
Hey Hun Sen,
Have you heard of the UN sanstion?
We are judge by the company we keep.
Oh Cambodia is searching others hell to add on what they ve had? We'll you got what you ask for US might give Iran some lesson with their stubbornness,wait and see and China can't do jack shit about that,with the Deng F21 china had they are preciseness but it take China two more decades to scare US(reported from New York Universities of yellow and south sea expert.
they don't think about future of cambodia. they think cambodia is belong to his alone. CCP never respect what they promise to people. they do what they can. they regard people as his own absolute slaves. i believe that those who exploit people they will be punished by god. next generations will condemn them.
It's sounding Cambodia inviting more bombs from uncle Sam.
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why why why???? many countries want to invest in Cambodia on oil and gas, but the government choose Iran. Doing business with a country that has bad reputation, like Iran, I don't think it is good for Cambodia and its people as a whole. but it will surely benefit the elites in Phnom Penh.
who ever saying that khmer need expert from iran for energy .soon khmer need expert in terrorist from iran too. next round of war khmer will wipe out of the face of the earth .
iran can help us build nuclear weapons to protect us from the enemies,please see burma now,going to have its nuclear now
I don't see any problem with this cooperation. If you see any problem, why you don't ask the US why they enter into nuclear energy agreement with Vietnam, it's old foe. Those who oppose this cooperation should register for a short training course on international relations!!!
Cambodia is in trouble, Cambodians would pay the price of the error of their leaders again..
Hun Sen could ignore Iran but he did it.
China asked Hun Sen to do it ?
Poor Cambodians.
Iran is rich in OIL. King of OIL. Iran has full experience in OIL. LET IRAN HELP CAMBODIA.
IRAN won't exploit Cambodia.
For you young khmer generation
is iran is that evil? how and why? what does that has anything to do with cambodia needing their oil expertise?
well, why they mistreat iran? i think iran can become a good ally with any country, too, if treated well. same with cambodia. god bless cambodia.
the vietnam war was a waste of lives and resources, etc... look now, vietnam is one country and communist no more. and the KR destroyed cambodia and now cambodia is back to market economy. so, it was just politics and power thing, at the end, everything is back to normal. war is such a waste! i hope we all learn from it all! god bless cambodia.
The North Korean is the Nuclear dealer ship for Iran,Iran is trouble maker and racist State ,while The world try to punish the Evil State like Iran,Cambodia try to be friend and do business with The Evil. The sound is not right while Cambodia need the Aids from the world and especially US.
Emm mm mm wrong move?
yea good idea...that will bring more Muslim in Phnom Penh. blam the government they only allow company who;s pay them first.
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