Japan PM in Cambodia for talks with counterpart

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was in Cambodia for talks with his counterpart, Hun Sen, on Sunday. Kishida and Hun Sen were discussing cooperation covering trade and investment, education, infrastructure, defense and security, and the post-pandemic recovery.

After China, Japan is Cambodia's largest donor and has funded the construction of bridges across the Mekong River. Japan has poured several million dollars for mine clearing operations in Cambodia and also provided money to the U.N.-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal.

Upon arrival, Kishida and his delegation laid a wreath at the Independence Monument and paid tribute at the Royal Memorial Statue to King Norodom Sihanouk. Kishida also was due to visit memorials to Japanese officials who died while serving with the U.N. mission in Cambodia in early 1990s.