His Excellency SOK Chenda Sophea, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Cambodia, and His Excellency Sugiono, the newly appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia, spoke highly of the long-standing relations between the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Republic of Indonesia, during a phone conversation on 23 October 2024.

The two Foreign Ministers recalled the long-lasting friendly relations between the two countries, which were established by the Late King Father, His Majesty Preah Bat Samdech Preah NORODOM SIHANOUK, Preah BOROM RATANAK KAUDH, and the Late President Sukarno in 1959 and their special affinity.

The two Foreign Ministers expressed their satisfaction over the growing ties of friendship and cooperation and reaffirmedtheir strong commitment to work closely together to further promote warm relations and deepen cooperation in multiple areas, including politics, defense and security, trade and investment, education and culture.

The Deputy Prime Minister renewed his warmest congratulations to His Excellency Sugiono on his appointment as Foreign Minister of Indonesia and looked forward to meeting him in person.