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PHNOM PENH, May 24 (Xinhua)
The U.S. Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton and President Barack Obama are looking forward to visiting
Cambodia this year in order to attend ASEAN meetings, U.S. Assistant Secretary
of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell said Thursday.
His remarks were made during a meeting with Cambodian Prime
Minister Hun Sen at the Peace Palace, Eang Sophallet, spokesman for Hun Sen,
told reporters after the meeting.
Kurt said Hillary will attend the ASEAN Regional Forum in
July and Obama will join the East Asia Summit in November.
During the meeting, Kurt also promised the United States
will try to encourage more U.S. investors to Cambodia and to the whole ASEAN
region to cement ties between the United States and the ASEAN.
Hun Sen said that the upcoming visits of Hillary and Obama
will bring closer ties between Cambodia and the United States and their visits
will help build more confidence among U.S. investors in Cambodia's political
and economic situation.
The United States is the fifth largest investor in Cambodia.
According to the figures of the Council for the Development of Cambodia, from
1994 to 2011, the country has received a promised investment of 1.3 billion
U.S. dollars from the United States.
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