Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Cambodia and Thailand look to increase trade and investment
By Ek Tha
PHNOM PENH, 8
February 2013 (PRU) – His Excellency Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Sok An told the new Thai Ambassador to Cambodia on Friday
that the bilateral relationship of the two neighbours have been enhanced over
time. Both sides would like to increase their border trade and investment in
various fields.
Dr. Sok An
welcomed the new Ambassador Touchayoot Pakdi to Cambodia and hailed the
improved bilateral ties which contribute to increasing trade along the border
as well as attracting mutually beneficial investment.
“We can improve
our bilateral cooperation in trade and investment”, said the Deputy Prime
Minister.
The two nations
have a lot of room for investment, especially in agriculture and tourism.
“We can see our
trade is more active”, said Dr. Sok An.
Ambassador
Touchayoot Pakdi said that he has seen more Thai business people investing in
Cambodia.
“More Thai
business people are planning to invest in Cambodia ahead of the ASEAN Economic
Community in 2015”, said the Ambassador, referring to the economic integration
of the Association of South-East Asian Nations.
Both sides also
shared the view that the existing mechanisms of the General Border Committee
and Joint Border Committee should continue to work on the remaining border
issues.
They agreed that
the Cambodia-Thai committees are paving the way for opening new border gates
that will boost bilateral trade.
The two-way
trade has reached more than US$3 billion.
Dr. Sok An
highlighted the recent visit of Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to
attend the royal cremation ceremony of
the late Cambodian King Father Norodom Sihanouk and during which she also met
with Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen.
“The meeting of
our two Prime Ministers was very fruitful and that will also make easier your
time working in Cambodia”, Dr. Sok An said to the new Thai Ambassador. End.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)