Phnom Penh (FN), Apr. 23 – Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet received a courtesy call by General Tan Sri Dato Wira Muhammad Hafizuddeain Bin Jantan, Chief of the Malaysian Army, on 22 April 2025 at the Peace Palace.

During the meeting, General Hafizuddeain highly commended Cambodia for its rapid development across all sectors. He expressed optimism that Cambodia, under the wise and visionary leadership of Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet, would continue its progress, including within the military sector.

General Hafizuddeain briefed Samdech Thipadei on the positive outcomes of his meetings with leaders of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces and expressed satisfaction with the strengthening friendship between Malaysia and Cambodia, particularly the robust cooperation between their armed forces.

He committed to further enhancing and expanding this cooperation through shared experiences, joint training exercises, and personnel exchanges between the two militaries. General Hafizuddeain also emphasised the Malaysian Armed Forces' interest in learning from Cambodia’s successful experiences in United Nations peacekeeping missions and mine clearance operations.

For his part, the premier expressed his pleasure with the growing military cooperation between the two countries and affirmed his belief that the outcomes of the meetings between military leaders would further enhance cooperation between the two nations.

Samdech Thipadei encouraged both militaries to continue cooperating bilaterally and regionally—particularly in areas like training, disaster relief exercises, counter-terrorism efforts, and sharing best practices—to further strengthen their close friendship.

The premier also highlighted reforms in Cambodia’s military training institutes aimed at enhancing the capabilities of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces.
=FRESH NEWS