Cambodia and Türkiye Sign Military Framework Agreement as Hun Manet Meets Erdogan
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held talks in Türkiye on October 16 and presided over the signing of a Military Framework Agreement between the two countries. Cambodian government accounts published details of the talks and signing on October 17, while Erdogan repeated his message about closer cooperation on social media.
According to Agence Kampuchea Presse (AKP) reporting on October 17, the two leaders pledged to further strengthen their longstanding friendship and deepen bilateral cooperation across a range of fields. The visit also produced a business cooperation memorandum and set out a wider agenda on flights, investment and education. The Turkish presidency's announcement records an official welcome, followed by a private meeting between the leaders and talks with their delegations, attended by Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan.
Cambodia and Türkiye have maintained diplomatic relations for more than six decades, since November 7, 1959. The two sides agreed in 2018 to seek 1 billion dollars in bilateral trade; trade stood at roughly 338 million dollars in 2024 and rose to approximately 400 million in 2025, an increase of about 18 percent. (GSM, based on AKP and Asia Daily reporting)
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 金边独立纪念碑。The independence monument, phnom penh. Photo by PsamatheM, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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