On the afternoon of 17 July 2026, Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei HUN Manet, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, held discussions with His Excellency Kassym-Jomart K. Tokayev, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, on the occasion of his working visit to the People’s Republic of China and his participation in the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC), held from 15 to 17 July 2026.
During the meeting, President Tokayev expressed his pleasure at meeting Samdech Thipadei and expressed keen interest in Cambodia’s rich and diverse tourism potential. He further expressed his desire to strengthen and expand cooperation between the two countries and extended an invitation to Samdech Thipadei to pay an official visit to Kazakhstan at a mutually convenient time.
In response, Samdech Thipadei highly valued the excellent bilateral relations between Cambodia and Kazakhstan, noting that 2026 marks the 32nd anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. He welcomed the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the Establishment of a Bilateral Consultation Mechanism between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the two countries, as well as the Agreement on Visa Exemption for Holders of Diplomatic and Official Passports. He noted that these instruments would facilitate exchanges of official delegations and high-level visits, thereby further promoting bilateral cooperation.
Furthermore, Samdech Thipadei and President Tokayev discussed future directions for strengthening and expanding cooperation in potential sectors, including trade, food security, energy security, artificial intelligence, information technology, and agriculture. The two leaders also exchanged views on cooperation within multilateral frameworks, including the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).
SP-STPM Unofficial Translation
