Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni to hold bilateral meetings with President Murmu, PM Modi in New Delhi today

New Delhi: The King of Cambodia Norodom Sihamoni will have bilateral meetings with President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi today.

He arrived in New Delhi yesterday on a three-day visit to India. He was received by Minister of State for External Affairs Rajkumar Ranjan Singh.

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar will call on the visiting dignitary. The King's State visit marks the culmination of the celebrations of the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between India and Cambodia which were established in 1952.

The visit is taking place after almost six decades, with the last being that of the current King’s father in 1963.

Cambodia King Norodom Sihamoni will be accorded Ceremonial Reception at the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhawan today morning. He will pay floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat. President Droupadi Murmu will host a State Banquet in honour of the visiting dignitary today evening.

India and Cambodia enjoy warm and friendly relations marked by civilisational, cultural and economic linkages and deep-rooted people-to-people ties. The multifaceted relationship is based on shared cultural



values, commitment to foster economic growth, collaboration in the fields of defence & security and convergence on regional and global issues.

India actively assists Cambodia in capacity building and human resource development through training slots under the ITEC and scholarships under ICCR.

India has also extended grants and concessional loans for developmental projects. India has extended a grant of 1.5 million dollars for purchase of demining equipment and has offered a line of credit worth 50 million dollars Line of Credit for the procurement of defence equipment from India.

Conservation and restoration of the ancient temples of Angkor Wat, Ta Prohm and Preah Vihar are being carried out under Government of India funding. Customised training courses are conducted for Cambodian Army personnel in India and Mobile Training Teams from Indian Army have been deployed to Cambodia for training Cambodian Army personnel.

Trade between the two countries for Finacial Year 2022-23 stood at 366 million dollars and is growing. Indian investments in Cambodia are estimated at around 115 million dollars primarily in pharmaceuticals, automobiles and mining.