In line with the 1999 Cooperation Agreement between the Kingdom of Cambodia and the European Union to boost trade and economic relations and development cooperation activities, His Excellency Mr. OUCH Borith, Secretary of State of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Kingdom of Cambodia, and Mr. Ugo ASTUTO, Deputy Managing Director, Asia & Pacific of the European Union, will co-chair the 9th Meeting of the Cambodia-EU Joint Committee to be held from 02 to 04 May 2016, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.

The meeting will discuss a wide range of issues of bilateral cooperation to ensure the smooth operation and effective implementation of the agreement, focusing on in key areas of mutual interest such as trade and economic relations, the political development in Cambodia and the European Union etc.

At the end of the meeting, the Agreed Minutes of the 9th Meeting of the Cambodia –EU Joint Committee and the Joint Press Statement will be adopted.

Phnom Penh, 26 April 2016