On the morning of 14 October 2026, Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei HUN Manet, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, held a working meeting with Her Excellency Sahiba Gafarova, Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Azerbaijan, on the occasion of Samdech Thipadei’s official visit to Azerbaijan and his attendance at 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, Her Excellency the Speaker expressed her pleasure at welcoming Samdech Thipadei and thanked him for attending the 7th CICA Summit. She highlighted the excellent relations between Azerbaijan and Cambodia over the past three decades at all levels, including government-to-government, parliament-to-parliament, and party-to-party relations, reflecting the longstanding friendship and cooperation between the two countries. Her Excellency expressed hope that both countries would continue to strengthen their relations and cooperation for the mutual benefit of both nations and their peoples.
In response, Samdech Thipadei expressed his profound gratitude to the Government and people of Azerbaijan for the warm hospitality extended to him and the Cambodian delegation during the visit. He also highlighted his discussions with His Excellency the President of Azerbaijan, during which both leaders agreed to promote bilateral cooperation in trade and investment, politics and diplomacy, security and defence, education, tourism, and people-to-people exchanges.
Samdech Thipadei and Her Excellency the Speaker also spoke highly of their continued mutual support in regional and international frameworks. On this occasion, Samdech Thipadei emphasised the vital role of parliaments in strengthening trust, cooperation, and mutual understanding between the two countries. Furthermore, he expressed optimism that both countries would continue to strengthen relations and cooperation at all levels, deepen their ties, and realise the full potential of their bilateral relationship for the benefit of both nations and peoples.
(Unofficial Translation)
