Cambodian PM holds phone conversation with India's Modi to discuss Covid-19, ties

Police block motorists from passing at a checkpoint set up at the border between Phnom Penh and neighbouring Kandal province, as part of efforts to contain the spread of Covid-19 in Phnom Penh on April 10, 2020. Modi praised the Cambodian government for achieving effective control of the outbreak. - AFP

PHNOM PENH (Xinhua): Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen held a telephone conversation with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on Wednesday evening, discussing the Covid-19 pandemic and bilateral ties, said a foreign ministry's press statement on Thursday (June 11).

"The two leaders concurred that the process toward post Covid-19 socio-economic recovery would require greater international cooperation and coordination more than ever before," the statement said.