Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim arrives in Phnom Penh, official visit to strengthen ties

 Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim arrived in Cambodia today for a one-day official visit to further strengthen bilateral relations and cooperation between Malaysia and the Indochinnese country, established in 1957.It is Anwar’s maiden visit to the country made at the invitation of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen.

Andy Sengiah : The prime minister was taken to the Peace Palace here, which is the official office of the Prime Minister of Cambodia, for the official welcoming ceremony where the national anthems of both countries were played, followed by a salute accompanied by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen. Anwar and Hun Sen will then hold a bilateral meeting to discuss various regional and international issues, and after that hold a joint press conference to announce the results of the discussion before witnessing the signing of two memoranda of understanding (MoU) between the Malaysian and Cambodian governments. The Prime Minister is then scheduled to hold a meeting with the President of the Cambodian Senate Say Chhum and the President of the Cambodian National Assembly Heng Samrin before meeting about 300 Malaysians in the country at the Malaysian Embassy.