On 12 February 2024, His Excellency SOK Chenda Sophea, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Cambodia, had a cordial and productive telephone conversation with Rt Hon Winston Peters, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of New Zealand. The Deputy Prime Ministers and Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the two countries expressed their satisfaction with the long-standing relations and highly valued the growing cooperation in almost all sectors. This year marks the 65th Anniversary of the Diplomatic Relations between Cambodia and New Zealand since it was established in 1959. Meanwhile, the two Foreign Ministries will hold the third Consultations at an appropriate time in New Zealand. Deputy Prime Minister SOK Chenda Sophea also highly appreciated New Zealand’s important role in contributing to the peace process and providing ongoing development assistance, particularly in human resource development, agriculture and demining for Cambodia’s socio-economic development. Deputy Prime Minister SOK Chenda Sophea also highlighted that during the UNTAC period, New Zealand sent approximately 100 military personnels to the peacekeeping mission in Cambodia, and the Kingdom now has become a sending state that has dispatched more than 9,000 personnels to participate in the United Nations’ peacekeeping operations abroad. Prior to the end of the telephone call, Deputy Prime Minister SOK Chenda Sophea extended the invitation to Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters to visit Cambodia at any convenient time.