PHNOM PENH(Cambodia Herald)- Cambodia and Indonesia will sign an agricultural agreement at the East Asian summit at the of this year, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries officials said Tuesday.
Speaking a day after Agriculture Minister Chan Sarun (pictured) met with Indonesian Ambassador Soehardjono Sastromihardjo, the officials said the accord was expected to include Indonesian purchases of Cambodian rice.
During Monday's meeting, the ambassador also discussed bilateral cooperation in the agricultural sector, the officials said.
Chan Sarun was quoted as telling the ambassador that Cambodia had 2.5 million tonnes of rice to export this year.
The officials said Chan Sarun would discuss details of the proposed rice trade and agricultural cooperation during a meeting with his Indonesian counterpart in Hanoi this week.
Chan Sarun also asked the Indonesian side to create a special team to examine the draft memorandum to be signed later this year to ensure that both countries achieve their potential.
The officials noted that Cambodia had surplus rice while Indonesia had agriculture machinery.
Speaking a day after Agriculture Minister Chan Sarun (pictured) met with Indonesian Ambassador Soehardjono Sastromihardjo, the officials said the accord was expected to include Indonesian purchases of Cambodian rice.
During Monday's meeting, the ambassador also discussed bilateral cooperation in the agricultural sector, the officials said.
Chan Sarun was quoted as telling the ambassador that Cambodia had 2.5 million tonnes of rice to export this year.
The officials said Chan Sarun would discuss details of the proposed rice trade and agricultural cooperation during a meeting with his Indonesian counterpart in Hanoi this week.
Chan Sarun also asked the Indonesian side to create a special team to examine the draft memorandum to be signed later this year to ensure that both countries achieve their potential.
The officials noted that Cambodia had surplus rice while Indonesia had agriculture machinery.
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