Malaysian PM to land in Cambodia Wednesday

Dato’ Sri Ismail Sabri bin Yaakob, the Prime Minister of Malaysia, will lead a high level delegation to pay an official visit to Cambodia on Feb. 23-24, at the invitation of Prime Minister Hun Sen.

During the visit, Dato’ Sri Ismail Sabri will be received in a Royal Audience by His Majesty Preah Bat Samdech Preah Boromneath NORODOM SIHAMONI, King of Cambodia, at the Royal Palace.

The Malaysian Premier will also pay courtesy calls on Say Chhum, President of the Senate, and Heng Samrin, President of the National Assembly.

Prime Minister Hun Sen and Dato’ Sri Ismail Sabri will have a meeting to discuss bilateral relations and cooperation, including trade and investment, socio-economic, defence and security, and the post-COVID-19 socio-economic recovery, and also exchange views on regional and international issues of common interests and concerns. At the end of the meeting, the two Prime Ministers will have a joint press conference.

Dato’ Sri Ismail Sabri bin Yaakob will also lay wreathes at the Independence Monument and pay tribute at the Royal Memorial Statue of His Majesty Preah Bat Samdech Preah NORODOM SIHANOUK “PREAH BOROM RATANAK KAUDH”, the Late King-Father of Cambodia.

As 2022 marks the 65th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Diplomatic Relations between the two countries, the official visit of Dato’ Sri Ismail Sabri will be a significant milestone to further strengthen the existing good bonds of friendship, solidarity and cooperation between Cambodia and Malaysia in both bilateral and multilateral frameworks for mutual benefits of the two nations.