Trade Volume Between Cambodia and Japan Up to 800 Million USD in 2012

Trade Volume Between Cambodia and Japan Up to 800 Million USD in 2012
 

Phnom Penh: The trade volume between Japan and Cambodia has increased to 800 million USD in 2012, while it worth only 512 million USD in 2011.  Besides, the Japanese grant aid to Cambodia worth 345 million USD from 2010 to April 2013, while concessional loan worth over 139 million USD from 2010 to 2012, a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs H.E. Koy Kuong said after the meeting between Japanese Ambassador to Cambodia H.E. Mr. Kumamaru Yuji and the Minister of Foreign Affairs H.E. Hor Namhong.

H.E. Kumamaru Yuji expressed his pleasure for his appointment as the Japanese Ambassador to Cambodia, and lately, the diplomatic relation between the two countries has strongly developed. The importance of his mission is to strengthen the diplomatic and bilateral relations in all fields of the two countries, he added.  According to H.E. Hor Namhong, this year marked the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Cambodia and Japan. Therefore, the two countries will organize a lot of events so as to improve diplomatic, politics and economics relation. “I would like to thank the Japanese government and nations for supporting and providing aids to Cambodia, saying that Japan and Cambodia are true friends and good partners”, he added.   

From 2010 to April 2013, the Japanese grant aid to Cambodia worth 345 million USD, and concessional loan worth over 139 million USD from 2010 to 2012. Besides, Japan has also provided technical support which worth over 280 million USD from 2005 to 2012. More importantly, Japan’s contribution to Khmer Rouge Tribunal worth over 76 million USD from 2005 to February 2013, said H.E. Koy Kuong. (Rasmei Kampuchea, 2 May)