International relations blitz: Manet bound for Saudi summit

Prime Minister Hun Manet receives a guard of honour as he departs Beijing, where he attended the 3rd Belt and Road Forum for Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh on Oct 19, 2023. - STPM

PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/Asia News Network): Prime Minister Hun Manet departed from China on Thursday (Oct 19) for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where he is scheduled to attend the Oct 20 Asean-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit.

Manet was in the Chinese capital Beijing for the just-concluded 3rd Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, where he signed several significant development agreements.