Tokyo (FN), Dec. 15 – Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and his spouse Pich Chanmony arrived safely in Tokyo, Japan on Friday (Dec. 15).

At the invitation of Prime Minister of Japan Kishida Fumio, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet led a high-level delegation to attend the ASEAN-Japan Commemorative Summit for the 50th Year of ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation in Tokyo from 16 to 18 December.

The Summit will be a historic milestone for ASEAN and Japan to realise our common goals of promoting peace, stability and prosperity in the region, and advance ASEAN-Japan Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, including through the launching of a new Joint Vision Statement on ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation and its Implementation Plan built around three key themes: (1) heart-to-heart partners across generations, (2) partners for co-creation of economy and society of the future, and (3) partners for peace and stability.

On the sidelines of the Summit, Samdech Thipadei will hold a bilateral summit meeting with Kishida Fumio to discuss the strengthening-deepening of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between Cambodia, and Japan for more tangible benefits for the two peoples.

They will also exchange views on regional and international issues of common interest and concern.

In addition, the two prime ministers will witness the signing of exchanges of notes on Japanese grant aid for three projects related to hydrography, water supply, and e-government as well as other cooperation documents in the fields of digital, banking and energy.

Samdech Thipadei will also take part in the Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC) Leaders Meeting to discuss policies on energy transition and promote cooperation towards decarbonisation in Asia.

During this stay in Tokyo, Samdech Thipadei will have a working breakfast with Sonexay Siphandone, Prime Minister of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, and Pham Minh Chinh, Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam.

Samdech Thipadei will also meet with the Cambodian community in Japan.
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