Hun Sen departs for Singapore

Hun Sen departs for Singapore

PHNOM PENH (Reuters): Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and other government officials left for Singapore on Thursday to meet Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong and attend a business forum.

"This is an official visit to strengthen friendship and cooperation between Cambodia and Singapore," Cambodia's foreign affairs minister, Hor Namhong, told reporters at Phnom Penh's Pochentong Airport. The visit will last three days.

"The prime minister will meet Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong and hundreds of Singaporean investors," he said.

Hun Sen will encourage Singaporean investors to put their money into Cambodia, he said. "It's the right time to invest in Cambodia."