Phnom Penh, July 17 (UNI) Cambodia and Bangladesh have pledged to further strengthen bilateral ties and cooperation for mutual benefits. The pledge was made during an official visit of Ban- gladeshi Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen to Cambodia from July 17 to 16, the Cambodian foreign ministry said in a press statement on Saturday. Momen under-lined the Bangladeshi government’s wishes to promote cooperation with Cambodia, particularly on the economy and food security, during a courtesy call on Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen on Friday, Xinhua news agency reported quoting the statement.
It added that the visiting Bangladeshi foreign minister also held a bilateral meeting with Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonnon Friday, discussing bilateral cooperation as well as regional and global issues of common concern and interests. “The two foreign ministers noticed with pleasure the similarity between both countries in several aspects., serving as a ground for building and expanding the existing good relations,” the statement said. Within the framework of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Momen sought Cambodia’s support, as the ASEAN chair this year, for Bangladesh’s bid to become an ASEAN sectoral dialogue partner, it said. Sokhonn assured Mo- men of Cambodia’s support, underlining that it needs to pass through the ASEAN secretariat’s assessment and a consensus among all ASEAN member states, according to the statement.
