Cambodia and East Timor renew trade, investment vows

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn (right) meets his East Timorese counterpart Adaljiza Magno via video link on Thursday (Feb 25). - The Phnom Penh Post/ANN

PHNOM PENH, March 1 (Phnom Penh Post ANN): Cambodia and East Timor have reaffirmed their commitment to deeper trade and investment ties in a bid to increase bilateral trade, while progress on a deal to export the Kingdom’s milled rice to the Asean candidate remains stalled.

The pledge was made at a meeting between Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn and his East Timorese counterpart Adaljiza Magno via video link, the ministry said in a Feb 26 press statement.