Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic accompanied by First Lady Brigitte Macron, will pay a state visit to Cambodia from Saturday to Monday, back-to-back with his participation in the 20th Francophonie Summit.
A Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation press release, issued today, said that the forthcoming visit was at the invitation of King Norodom Sihamoni.
During the visit, Macron will meet with the King at the Royal Palace and will also meet with Senate President Hun Sen and Prime Minister Hun Manet.
Macron will join the King in presiding over the closing ceremony of the renovation project of the Western Mebon Temple in Siem Reap.
“The President’s state visit is a historic milestone, since the first state visit of President Charles de Gaulle in 1966, and President François Mitterrand in 1993,” underlined the press release.
During the visit, several agreements and cooperation documents in the fields of economy, investment, culture and defence will be signed, the press release said, stressing that these will provide fresh impetus to the traditional bonds of friendship and open a new chapter in Cambodia-France relations and mutually beneficial cooperation.
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