PHNOM PENH: “India and Cambodia share the aspiration of peace, progress, and prosperity and with the new government under H.E. Hun Manet`s leadership soon leading Cambodia, India is a willing partner of Cambodia in its march towards development and prosperity for its people,” said Indian Ambassador to Cambodia, Devyani Khobragade, at a reception organised in Phnom Penh to celebrate the 77th Independence Day of India.

The Indian diplomat noted a number of high-level bilateral interactions between India and Cambodia, with the celebration of 70 years of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. She spoke highly of their good relationship, emphasising that commerce, connectivity, and cultural cooperation continue to be at the center of Indian priorities.

She also forecasted more Indian investment in Cambodia, expressing pleasure with the progress in establishing direct flights, which will boost trade and bring more Indians tourists to a country with natural beauty and shared heritage, while also bringing Cambodians to the homeland of the Buddha. She said that tourism will also be helped with the linking of the Unified Payment Interface (UPI) of India with the Cambodian system, on which the two sides have been collaborating.

Minister of Commerce Pan Sorasak congratulated Indian citizens on the 77th Independence Day and also highlighted the Cambodia-India cooperation.

^SOURCE:AKP