Cambodian FM to visit Thailand to promote bilateral ties

Phnom Penh, Aug 23 (IANS) Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn will visit Thailand this week to meet his Thai counterpart Don Pramudwinai and discuss ways to enhance bilateral ties and cooperation, a Foreign Ministry statement said on Tuesday.

The two ministers will co-chair the 10th meeting of the Joint Commission for Bilateral Cooperation between Cambodia and Thailand on August 25-26, Xinhua news agency quoted the statement as saying.

"Both sides will discuss a wide range of issues of mutual interest to enhance and expedite the on-going bilateral cooperation as agreed by the leaders of the two countries," it said.

Prak Sokhonn will pay a courtesy call on Thai Prime Minister Gen. Prayut Chan-o-Cha, said the statement.