Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn (R) meets with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on March 30, 2017. Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn met with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov on Thursday, discussing ways to further promote bilateral relations and cooperation, a Cambodian spokesman said. (Xinhua/Sovannara)
PHNOM PENH, March 30 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn met with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov on Thursday, discussing ways to further promote bilateral relations and cooperation, a Cambodian spokesman said.
"Both sides exchanged views on how to strengthen and expand bilateral ties and cooperation in all fields, especially in economics and trade," Foreign Ministry spokesman Chum Sounry told reporters after the meeting.
Through Morgulov, Sokhonn renewed his invitation to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to visit Cambodia, saying that such a visit would be an important symbol to enhance friendly relations and cooperation between the two countries, Sounry said.
For his part, Morgulov said that Russia saw Cambodia as one of its good friends and is pleased to see good cooperation between the two countries on international arenas, according to the spokesman.
