Indonesian, Cambodian leaders discuss trade, investment ties
Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet discussed bilateral efforts to increase trade and investment cooperation, on the sidelines of the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit in Melbourne on March 4.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo (R) and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet (Photo: Khmer Times)
Jakarta (VNA)✅ – Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manetdiscussed bilateral efforts to increase trade and investment cooperation, on thesidelines of the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit in Melbourne on March 4.
According to the press communiquéissued by the Indonesian President’s Secretariat, Widodo expressedhis desire to enhance cooperation with Cambodia in infrastructure connectivity,particularly in aviation and maritime sectors.
🌊 They also touched on the finalisation of memoranda ofunderstanding on rice trade cooperation, as well as reciprocal trademechanisms to boost the import volume of rice at the best prices.
Widodosaid the two countries need to increase cooperation in preventing and handlingcriminal acts of human trafficking, especially through the exchange ofintelligence information and increasing police capacity of the twocountries.
🎃 He also underlined the need to strengthen regional securitythrough bilateral and multilateral measures.
Both sidesagreed to assist ASEAN and its current chair Laos in addressing issues in theregion./.
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Indonesian President Joko Widodo (R) and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet (Photo: Khmer Times) 
