Cambodia and Russia have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening military cooperation, with discussions focusing on personnel training, information exchange, counterterrorism and joint exercises.

General Vong Pisen, Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF), met with Major General Markovchin Sergei, Deputy Commander of the Russian Ground Forces in charge of military and political affairs, at the RCAF Headquarters today, during the Russian delegation’s visit to Cambodia.

Gen Pisen warmly welcomed the delegation and highlighted the longstanding friendship and cooperation between the two countries, which are marking the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations this year.

He expressed his gratitude to the Russian government and military for their contributions to Cambodia’s development and for training Cambodian military personnel in various military disciplines.

The RCAF commander reaffirmed Cambodia’s commitment to further strengthening and expanding military cooperation with Russia through human resource development, exchanges of visits and information, and joint efforts to combat terrorism, transnational crime and technology-enabled fraud.

He also highlighted opportunities for cooperation in humanitarian activities, disaster response, peacekeeping missions and joint military exercises.

In response, Maj Gen Sergei expressed his pleasure at visiting Cambodia and thanked the military leadership for its warm hospitality.

He praised the efforts to create a specialised training school for tank operations within the Cambodian army, and reaffirmed Russia’s readiness to train troops, drawing on its extensive experience in the field.

The meeting underscored Cambodia’s and Russia’s shared commitment to strengthen their longstanding friendship and expand military cooperation for both countries’ mutual benefit.

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