Cambodian PM Manet visits Thailand with busy schedule to extend close ties

Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin (left) escorts Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet after they review an honour guard during a welcoming ceremony at the government house in Bangkok on Feb 7, 2024. - Supplied photo via AP

BANGKOK: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet arrived on Wednesday (Feb 7) in Thailand’s capital on his first official visit since becoming his country’s leader last year, seeking to renew the close ties the two countries have maintained in recent times.

In addition to meeting with his Thai counterpart, Srettha Thavisin, Hun Manet is slated to have a royal audience with King Maha Vajiralongkorn, preside over the signing of several documents on bilateral cooperation and address a Thailand-Cambodia business forum.