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| In this photo released by Cambodia Council of Minister, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, right, and his French Prime Minister Francois Fillon pose for photographers at Peace Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Saturday, July 2, 2011. Fillon on Saturday arrived Phnom Penh for a two-day official visit to Cambodia as expected to attend the opening of restored Baphuon temple in Siem Reap province. (AP Photo/Cambodia Council of Minister, Sim Leap) |
Xinhua
Cambodia and France on Saturday pledged to strengthen and expand relations and cooperation on economics and politics for the interests of the two peoples.
During a one-hour meeting with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh, visiting French Prime Minister Francois Fillon highly evaluated the good relations and cooperation with Cambodia in all sectors, especially in politics, trade and investments, Srey Thamrong, minister attached to Prime Minister Hun Sen, told reporters after the meeting.
"Prime Minister Francois Fillon has seen the potentials in Cambodia's agriculture, especially rice production and France is going to invest about 29 million U.S. dollars next year for a sophisticated rice mill in order to process rice with international standard for exports,"he said.
Fillon has asked Hun Sen to continue to support French investors in Cambodia, especially in the fields of oil and gas exploration as well as airports.
Since 2004, France's direct investments in Cambodia worth 668 million U.S. dollars in the sectors of construction, real estates, oil and gas exploration, airports, hotels, small and medium enterprises, transports, IT and electronics, while Cambodia's investments in France worth 14.5 million U.S. dollars in trade and real estate, according to the statistics released from the Embassy of France to Cambodia.
During the meeting, the two Prime Ministers have also vowed to accelerate the two-way trade volume between the two countries.
Last year, Cambodia and France trade value mounted to 228 million U.S. dollars. Of the figure, France's exports to Cambodia were 66.8 million U.S. dollars and Cambodia's exports to France were 161.2 million U.S. dollars. Cambodia's main products to France were garments, foot-wears and rice.
On the political side, Ouch Borith, secretary of state for the ministry of foreign affairs and international cooperation, said that Fillon has promised to fully support Cambodia for the non- permanent member of the United Nations Security Coucil.
Meanwhile, Hun Sen thanked France for supporting Cambodia in health, education, and ancient temple restoration and asked France to continue to help Cambodia in human resources and legal and judicial reforms.
He also welcomed France's plan to invest in rice mill as it is on the right target that Cambodia is focusing on.
Hun Sen promised to support French investors here in order to boost the development of Cambodia and to build closer relations between Cambodia and France.
Francois Fillon arrived in Phnom Penh on Saturday for a two-day visit, marking the first visit by French top leader to this country in nearly two decades. The last French leader visiting Cambodia was former President Francois Mitterrand in 1993.
During the visit, Fillon was also received in royal audience by King Norodom Sihamoni and King Father Norodom Sihanouk.
Fillon and King Norodom Sihamoni will attend the closing ceremony on the completed restoration of Baphuon Temple, one of Angkor's oldest ruins, and will visit Angkor Temple in Siem Reap province on July 3.
8 comments:
BUSINESS IS BUSINESS.
The GLOBALIZATION is interresting only for rich country,no more justice for poor people.
It sounds like France doesn't care about the dictator as long as they can make money for themself and their interest. Sam Rainsy should not deal with France after France signed Khmer Krom land to Youn. Now France works with Youn puppet.
Sam should seek help from the US, not France to topple Hun Sen.
No hope for Khmer people. The world community seems like to close their eyes to Khmer people.
Khmer people need to stand up by their own to topple Hun Sen regime.
Khmer Opinion Oversea.
Sam Rainsy would disown his French passport and the French citizenship at the same time. After that he would apply to immigrate to the US and stay there for the rest of his life.
Comme le premier ministre de France, Mr. Fillon vous etes le bien venu au Cambodge. L'aide francaise economique et culturelle, sois que la restoration de Bapoun par l'Ecole Francaise d'Extreme Orient, soi que le support indirect a propos de la dispute de Preah Vihear, sont tres bien apprecies par nous, les Cambodgiens. Vive l'amitie franco khmere.
BRAVO HUN SEN .YOU HAVE DONE AGOOD JOB TO KEEP FRANCE AND CAMBODIA GOOD RELATION. I BELIEVE YOU HAVE KHNOWN VERY WELL HOW TO GET RID OF YOUR BEST FRIEND AND BEST ENNEMIES THE "yuons" VIETNAMESE. KHMOCH ACHAR MEAN CPP'SFOUNDER.
good sound! france has good agenda and good relations with cambodia. yes, there are a lot to cambodia than you and i, really! god bless cambodia always.
លោក Fillon, សូមលោកុំកាត់ដីកម្ពុជាកណ្តាលឱយទៅយួនដូចកាលពីជំនាន់កាត់ទឹកដីកម្ពុជាក្រោមឱយទៅយួននោះ។
តើលោកដឹងដែរទេថាបុគ្គល ហ៊ុន សែន ជានណាដែរទេ? ហ៊ុន សែនគឺជាបុគ្គលក្បត់ជាតិខ្មែរ ហើយជាកញ្ជៈយួនដាច់ថ្លៃរបស់យួនហាណូយ។
KPPM
Vive le Cambodge!
Vive la France.
A genou Sam Rainsy.
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