PHNOM
PENH, Jan. 18, 2012 (PRU) – Cambodia and Cuba have committed to improve their
bilateral relations for mutual benefit.
Deputy
Prime Minister Dr. Sok An expressed thanks for Cuban support of Cambodia at the
UNESCO and World Heritage Committee fora.
He said,
“We had good cooperation with your predecessor”, referring to the former
Ambassador Mrs. Gilda Lopez Armenteros.
Dr. Sok
An told the newly appointed Ambassador, H.E. Jose Ramón Rodriguez Varona, that
his work will further contribute to improving the cooperation with Cambodia.
H.E.
Ambassador Rodriguez told H.E. Sok An that “Cambodians are nice and friendly”.
He said
that Cambodia has changed in the sense that it is more developed and more young
people speak English in their daily activities.
The
Deputy Prime Minister said that Cambodia’s exports have increased sharply to
US$4 billions.
He told
the Ambassador that Cambodia’s development rests on political stability.
Dr. Sok
An praised the Cuban rat poison BioRat, which helps kill rats that destroy rice
paddy.
He said
that Cambodia would like to have a foreign company to set up in order to
produce BioRat in Cambodia so that Cambodian farmers do not have to import it
from Vietnam.
“Cambodia
has a big problem with rats; we cannot get rid of them”, he said.
