PHNOM PENH, Feb. 17 (FN) -- Laos' President Bounnhang Vorachith will pay a state visit to Cambodia from Feb. 22 to 23 at the invitation of Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni, according to a Cambodian Foreign Ministry statement on Friday.

During the visit, the Laos' leader will be received in a royal audience at the Royal Palace by Sihamoni before he has bilateral talks with Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen at the Peace Palace.

"The state visit by His Excellency Bounnhang Vorachith will be a significant event to further enhance the friendship and strengthen the cooperation in all fields between both countries and the peoples," the statement said.

This will be Bounnhang's first visit to Cambodia since assuming office in April 2016.