Cambodia: $500mil expected from EU programme

CRDB secretary-general Chhieng Yanara (left) and EU ambassador to Cambodia Carmen Moreno. Office of the Prime Minister. - Phnom Penh Post/ANN

PHNOM PENH, March 5 (Phnom Penh Post/ANN): A senior Cambodian official and the EU ambassador to Cambodia expected the bloc to earmark US$500 million for the Multiannual Indicative Programme (MIP) 2021-2027 and express optimism that the relationship, cooperation, development, and partnerships between the two sides will strengthen.

These were raised during a courtesy meeting between Chhieng Yanara – secretary-general of the Council for the Development of Cambodia’s Cambodia Rehabilitation and Development Board (CDC) – and newly appointed EU ambassador to Cambodia Carmen Moreno on March 3.