On the morning of 12 October 2026, Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei HUN Manet, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, held a bilateral meeting with His Excellency Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, on the occasion of his official visit to Azerbaijan to attend the 7th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA), held in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, from 11 to 15 October 2026.
During the meeting, His Excellency the President of Azerbaijan warmly welcomed Samdech Thipadei on his official visit to Azerbaijan. He expressed his gratitude to Samdech Thipadei for accepting the invitation to attend the 7th CICA Summit and acknowledged Cambodia’s past support for CICA’s mission. He added that Samdech Thipadei’s presence underscored the importance of the Summit and would help strengthen and expand diplomatic relations between the two countries. Furthermore, the President spoke highly of the fruitful cooperation and excellent relations that the two countries had maintained.
In response, Samdech Thipadei expressed his profound gratitude for the warm welcome and hospitality extended to him and the Cambodian delegation by the Government and people of Azerbaijan. He emphasised that the visit would further strengthen and deepen bilateral cooperation. Samdech Thipadei highlighted the solid foundation for expanding bilateral cooperation laid during the historic official visit of Samdech Techo, former Prime Minister of Cambodia, in 2014. He also spoke highly of the relations between the two countries and expressed strong confidence that bilateral cooperation would continue to yield even greater results.
Both leaders commended the existing relations and cooperation between the two countries and reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthening and expanding these ties.
Samdech Thipadei and His Excellency the President held in-depth discussions on enhancing bilateral cooperation in key areas, including trade and investment, politics and diplomacy, security and defence, education, tourism, and people-to-people exchanges. They also discussed strengthening cooperation in mine clearance and the digital sector.
Following the bilateral talks, Samdech Thipadei and His Excellency Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, co-presided over the ceremony for the exchange of the following three key documents:
1. Framework Agreement on Trade and Economic Cooperation between the Government of the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan
2. MoU on Cooperation between the National Institute of Diplomacy and International Relations and ADA University of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan
3. Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan for the Elimination of Double Taxation with Respect to Taxes on Income and the Prevention of Tax Evasion and Avoidance.
(Unofficial Translation)
