Cambodia, the Philippines to Tighten Army Cooperation

date_range 29-Jul-2024
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Phnom Penh, July 29, 2024 --

Cambodia and the Philippines have vowed to further strengthen and expand the cooperation between their armies.

The commitment was made in a meeting here at the Peace Palace this morning between Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet and visiting H.E. Lt. Gen. Roy M. Galido, Commander of the Philippine Army.

On the occasion, both sides lauded the fruitful development of relations and cooperation between both countries’ armies, and exchanged views to further foster the cooperation through the continuation of joint training, human resource training, information sharing and experience exchange.

The discussion also touched on the cooperation in the fight against cybercrime, capacity building, preparedness for disaster relief operations and humanitarian assistance, as well as the promotion of unit-to-unit cooperation of the two countries' armies in the future.

H.E. Lt. Gen. Roy M. Galido expressed his optimism and commitment to further strengthen and broaden the cooperation between the Philippine and Cambodian armies.

For his part, Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet spoke highly of the joint training that has contributed to further building capacity and mutual understanding in preparedness to respond to eventual non-traditional threats.