Governor of Malaysia’s Malacca State Pays Courtesy Call on Cambodian Premier

Cambodia (Kohker) - Visiting Governor of Malaysia’s State of Malacca Mr. Tun Datuk Seri Utama Mohd Khalil bin Yaakob paid a courtesy call visit on Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen at the Peace Palace this morning.

During the meeting, the governor of Malacca informed Prime Minister Hun Sen that the purpose of his visit to Cambodia is to seek investment opportunities in the country and to study the management of the Historic Site of Angkor, which is one of the World Heritage Sites, Mr. Ieng Sophalet, assistant to the Cambodian premier, told reporters following the meeting.

Mr. Tun Datuk Seri Utama Mohd Khalil bin Yaakob expressed his high appreciation to Cambodia’s development in all fields, especially the tourism sector.

Prime Minister Hun Sen told his guest that Cambodia’s economic growth is expected to reach around 7.6 percent this year, and that the country has been boosting more investment in infrastructure construction and the agricultural sector.

Cambodia had been trying its best to attract Malaysian investors to do investment in Cambodia, especially in rice processing for export, said the Cambodian premier.