Economy & Cooperation: The ADB intends to continue developing its partnership with Cambodia

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will continue to strengthen and expand its excellent partnership with the Royal Government of Cambodia to help achieve the Kingdom's Vision 2050.

These remarks were made by the President of the AfDB, H.E. Masato Kanda, during a courtesy call on Prime Minister Hun Manet at the Peace Palace yesterday afternoon

During the meeting, the ADB President underlined that Cambodia was a strategic partner of the ADB, and expressed his belief that under the leadership of Samdech Thipadei, relations and cooperation between the ADB and Cambodia would experience greater dynamism.

H.E. Masato Kanda informed the Prime Minister that during his visit to Cambodia, the first overseas visit as ADB President, he travelled to Kep province to learn about the project ‘Enhancing Climate Resilience and Sustainability of Coastal and Marine Fisheries in Cambodia’ and visited a secondary school.

The successful implementation of this project serves as a concrete example of the strong partnership between the ADB and Cambodia, he said, highlighting the approval of the ADB's new Country Partnership Strategy for Cambodia (2024-2028), which is aligned with the Royal Government's Pentagonal Strategy - Phase 1.

For his part, Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet expressed his gratitude for the ADB's support to Cambodia over the past decades, which has greatly contributed to the country's socio-economic development.

The Prime Minister briefed his guest on the Royal Government's priority policies, necessary measures and key mechanisms to improve the areas of health, education, technical and vocational training, local community development, investment environment, etc.

Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet also encouraged the ADB to continue to foster close cooperation with local authorities and government ministries and institutions in order to strengthen and expand the partnership between the ADB and Cambodia even more effectively.