The Meeting between Hillary Clinton and Hor Namhong

Meeting Remarks With Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hor Namhong Before Their Meeting

Remarks

Hillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of State

Treaty Room

Washington, DC

June 12, 2012

SECRETARY CLINTON: I am pleased to welcome the deputy prime minister of Cambodia here to the State Department. I’ve had the opportunity to meet with him in Cambodia and at ASEAN Regional Forum meetings, and we are looking forward to coming for the ASEAN Regional Forum to Cambodia in July. And we have many issues to discuss that are of importance to our two nations and to regional and global interests as well.
Deputy Prime Minister, welcome.
DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER NAMHONG: First of all, I would like to particularly thank Madam Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for (inaudible). We (inaudible) our bilateral agenda now to enhancing particularly our bilateral agenda (inaudible) on regional issues. We will be happy to welcome (inaudible) for the ARF meeting (inaudible) and we really are happy to welcome President Obama to Cambodia in November for the East Asia Summit (inaudible) summit of leaders (inaudible) Cambodia. Thank you so much.
SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you very much, sir.
DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER NAMHONG: Thank you. Thank you.
SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you all.

PRN: 2012/948