Aung San Suu Kyi set to visit Cambodia, HE says
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Published 24 April 2019

(Phnom Penh Post/ANN) — Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s State Counsellor and Minister of Foreign Affairs, will begin an official visit to Cambodia on April 30 after attending the One Belt One Road Forum in Beijing, Prime Minister HE announced on Tuesday.

Speaking during a graduation ceremony of more than two thousand students on Koh Pich in the capital, HE said: “Her Excellency Aung San Suu Kyi is scheduled to leave Beijing for Phnom Penh on April 29 and begin her official visit on April 30.”

This will be Suu Kyi’s first visit to Cambodia since she assumed office as Myanmar’s de-facto leader in 2016, although “she and HE regularly meet at regional and international meetings”, according to government spokesperson Phay Siphan.

He stressed the importance of Suu Kyi’s visit for “the continued cooperation between both countries” and highlighted the areas in which they have cooperated in the past.

Specifically, he said HE had protected and promoted the candidacy of Myanmar in Asean. He added that Cambodia has always protected the principle of non-interference in Myanmar’s internal affairs with regards to the country’s issues surrounding the Rohingya. While finally, he said Cambodia and Myanmar face the same prospect of the EU withdrawing their access to the Everything But Arms preferential trade agreement.
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Myanmar's State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi to visit Cambodia
Source: Xinhua| 2019-04-26

PHNOM PENH, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar's State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi will pay an official visit to Cambodia from April 29 to May 1, said a Cambodian foreign ministry's statement on Friday.

It will be Aung San Suu Kyi's first visit to Cambodia since she took office in 2016.

During her trip, Aung San Suu Kyi will have separate audiences with Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni and Queen-Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk at the royal palace, the statement said.

She will also hold bilateral talks with Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo HE after paying subsequent courtesy calls on Senate President Samdech Say Chhum and National Assembly President Samdech Heng Samrin, it said.

Aung San Suu Kyi's visit "will further strengthen and expand the bilateral bond of friendship and cooperation in all areas as well as within the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) and multilateral framework," the statement said.

At the conclusion of the trip, she will visit the Angkor Archeological Park, a world heritage site, in northwestern Cambodia's Siem Reap province, the statement added.
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Myanmar's Suu Kyi in Cambodia to strengthen bilateral ties
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Apr 29, 2019
The Associated Press

Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi arrived in Cambodia on Monday for an official visit to strengthen ties between the countries.

The three-day visit is the first since Suu Kyi became her country's head of government in 2016. Cambodia's foreign ministry said she will meet with Prime Minister HE, King Norodom Sihamoni and other Cambodian officials before visiting the famous Angkor Wat archaeological complex.

Suu Kyi arrived from Beijing, where both she and HE attended a forum about China's multibillion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative.
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Published 24 April 2019

He added that Cambodia has always protected the principle of non-interference in Myanmar’s internal affairs with regards to the country’s issues surrounding the Rohingya.

Amazing restraint, given Cambodia's staunch support of Rohingya, Uyghurs, etc

I'll just add <sarcasm>, <irony> etc to my signature

China’s relationship with Asean under scrutiny as Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi makes first visit to Cambodia
The state counsellor’s trip underlines the similarities between two nations isolated from the international community over human rights abuses. Naypyidaw and Phnom Penh are also seen as loyal to Beijing, a position that has hampered the Southeast Asian bloc’s effectiveness.
By South China Morning Post -
May 2, 2019
Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi made her first diplomatic visit to Cambodia this week, underscoring the similarities between two countries that find themselves increasingly isolated from the international community.

According to the Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Suu Kyi arrived in Cambodia on April 29, flying from Beijing where she and Cambodian Prime Minister HE attended the second Belt and Road Forum.

Ear Sophal, author of The Hungry Dragon: How China’s Resources Quest is Reshaping the World, said it is “no coincidence” the leaders are holding bilateral talks directly after meeting in Beijing.

“The deeper ties would be in the form of an axis of Beijing-friendly countries at Asean’s table,” Sophal said. “It can only further empower China. Vietnam and other claimant countries to the South China Sea will feel further isolated.”
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Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi Leaves Cambodia
04/05/19 19:25
Phnom Penh (FN), May 1 – State Counsellor of Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi departed from Cambodia at 3 p.m Wednesday after concluding her first official visit to the kingdom from 29 April to 01 May 2019 at the invitation of Cambodian Prime Minister HE.

During the visit, Aung San Suu Kyi had separate audiences with Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni, and Queen-Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk at the Royal Palace; paid subsequent courtesy calls on Samdech Say Chhum, President of the Senate; Samdech Heng Samrin, President of the National Assembly; and held bilateral talks with Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia.

Aung San Suu Kyi’s official visit to the Kingdom of Cambodia aims to strengthen and expand the bilateral bond of friendship and cooperation in all areas as well as within the ASEAN and multilateral framework.

Prime Minister HE welcomed Aung San Suu Kyi and commended her efforts to strengthen Cambodia-Myanmar bilateral ties. Both sides discussed mainly on culture, religion, education, and economy.

The Premier thanked Myanmar for allowing Cambodia to build a monastery in the province of Myanmar, and for providing training to 94 Cambodian monks. Currently, four are still studying there. He encouraged the exchange study between Cambodian and Myanmar students. He announced to award 10 scholarships Myanmar students to study in Cambodia for 2019-2020.
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