On 12 September 2024, His Excellency Kan Pharidh, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, received a courtesy call from Mr. NAGASE Kensuke, newly appointed Minister and Deputy Chief of Mission of the Embassy of Japan to the Kingdom of Cambodia. Both sides engaged in fruitful discussions, acknowledging the robust and enduring cooperation between Cambodia and Japan both bilaterally and within the United Nations framework.