Tokayev suggests direct air links between Kazakhstan and Cambodia

President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet held one-on-one talks at the Akorda Residence in Astana, the Akorda press service reported to Qazinform News Agency. The talks followed an official welcoming ceremony for Hun Manet at the Akorda Presidential Palace after he arrived in Kazakhstan on an official visit.

Welcoming his guest, Tokayev said the visit was of historic significance, as no Cambodian Prime Minister had previously visited Kazakhstan. He noted that Hun Manet's father visited Kazakhstan in 1982, and said many Kazakh people would like to visit Cambodia.

Tokayev said the sides needed to discuss establishing direct air links and intensifying humanitarian exchanges. He also emphasized that both countries possess considerable natural wealth, offering further opportunities for cooperation, and that strengthening trade and economic ties was on the agenda.