Swaraj holds bilateral talks with Cambodian counterpart

Phnom Penh [Cambodia]: External Affairs Minister (EAM) Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday held bilateral talks with the Cambodian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prak Sokhonn.

The EAM is also scheduled to meet Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and President of Senate Say Chhum as part of her two-day visit to the South-East Asian nation.
On Tuesday, Swaraj co-chaired the 16th meeting of the Joint Commission along with her Vietnamese counterpart Pham Binh Minh in Vietnam’s capital, Hanoi. Several Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) were also signed between the two countries.

Swaraj also met several foreign dignitaries from Bangladesh, Japan and Sri Lanka in order to strengthen strategic partnership and bilateral relations with the respective nations.

On Monday, the EAM inaugurated the third Indian Ocean conference, asserting that the Indian Ocean is a central component of a free and fair Indo-Pacific region.

She underscored that a nurturing climate of peace and stability need to be ensured in the region.

[source_without_link] ANI[/source_without_link]