Mr. Abhisit Vejjajiva (pictured), Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand, will pay an official visit to the Kingdom of Cambodia on 12 June 2009 at the invitation of Somdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia. The visit is primarily aimed at enhancing the close and cordial ties and bilateral cooperation between the two countries.
During the visit, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva will be granted a royal audience with His Majesty Preah Bat Samdech Preah Boromneath Norodom Sihamoni, the King of Cambodia. He will hold bilateral talks with Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, and will pay courtesy calls on Samdech Akka Moha Thamma Pothisal Chea Sim, President of the Senate, and Samdech Akka Moha Ponhea Chakrei Heng Samrin, President of the National Assembly.
This visit is not just a goodwill visit, but is also a testimony of Thailand’s commitment to further strengthening of bilateral relations and cooperation with Cambodia. The visit will show Thailand’s determination to find ways and means to resolve the various outstanding issues in the spirit of good neighbourliness and as members of ASEAN family. These issues include land and maritime boundary, cooperation on the promotion of peace and stability in the border areas, development and utilization of land transportation network, cooperation in energy, promotion of trade, investment and tourism to collectively cope with the various challenges as a result of the global financial crisis.
In addition, Thai and Cambodian Prime Ministers will witness the ceremony to hand over 7 pieces of Khmer artifact by Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand to representative of the Royal Government of Cambodia. These artifacts were smuggled from Cambodia and were seized by the Thai authorities. The return of these artifacts to Cambodia represents Thailand’s commitment to the Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Government of the Kingdom of Thailand to Combat against Illicit Trafficking and Cross-border Smuggling of Movable Cultural Property and to Restitute It to the Country of Origin which was signed on 14 June 2000.
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