On 28 September 2024, on the occasion of attending the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, His Excellency SOK Chenda Sophea, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, had a meeting with His Excellency António Guterres, UN Secretary-General at the United Nations Headquarters, in New York.

The Deputy Prime Minister informed that Cambodia waspleased to warmly welcome four official visits of Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations between May and July this year. This reflects the close relations and cooperation between the Royal Government of Cambodia and the United Nations. Furthermore, the Deputy Prime Minister also informed that despite being a small country that has endureddecades of war, Cambodia now proudly contributes troops to UN Peacekeeping Operations. The Secretary-General thanked the Royal Government of Cambodia and the Deputy Prime Minister for Cambodia’ssignificant contributions of UN Peacekeeping Operationsworldwide. He also expressed his satisfaction for the close cooperation between Cambodia and the UN in various fields and praised Cambodia for its remarkable socio-economic development.

The two sides also exchanged views on key regional andglobal issues of common concern and reaffirmed their commitment to continue cooperation.