Hun Sen to visit RP next week

Hun Sen to visit RP next week

MANILA (AP): Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen will make a state visit to the Philippines to cement ties with a fellow member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, officials said on Friday.

Cambodian and Philippine officials will sign several bilateral agreements covering trade, investments, tourism and visa exemption during Hun Sen's Aug. 16-19 visit, Press Undersecretary Mike Toledo said.

The two countries also will establish a joint commission on bilateral cooperation, Toledo said.

Hun Sen will visit the International Rice Research Institute and Subic Bay Freeport, a former U.S. naval base that has been converted into an industrial and tourism zone, Toledo said.