PHNOM PENH, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Namhong said Tuesday that the Southeast Asian nation is willing to create relations with the 57-country Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).
Speaking during a meeting with Kuwait's ambassador to Cambodia Dherar Naser Al Tuwaijr, the minister said there are between 500, 000 and 600,000 Muslims living in Cambodia and they are good citizens in the Cambodian society.
"Since there are a lot of Muslims living in Cambodia, the country wants to create closer cooperation with the member states of the OIC," he said, asking Kuwait to support Cambodia for its intention to get involved with the organization.
For his part, Dherar Naser Al Tuwaijr said Kuwait was pleased to hear Cambodia's desire to establish cooperation with the OIC countries and pledged to lend support to Cambodia.
He said Kuwait would stand as a bridge to help connect Cambodia and the OIC.
Cambodian Foreign Ministry spokesman Koy Kuong said he was unsure if Cambodia eyed a status of an observer state or a member state at the OIC since it was the first talk on the matter.
The OIC was founded in 1969 and headquartered in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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