AKP Phnom Penh, April 17, 2025 --

H.E. SUN Chanthol, Deputy Prime Minister and First Vice President of the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) and H.E. Mrs. CHAM Nimul, Minister of Commerce, led the Ad Hoc Cambodia-U.S. Bilateral Relations Coordination Working Group to meet, via virtual conference on April 16, with H.E. Ambassador Jamieson GREER, United States Trade Representative.

According to the Cambodia Government Spokesperson Unit’s press release issued last night, this meeting was held in response to the letter of Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei HUN Manet, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia to President Donald J. Trump, dated April 4, 2025, expressing Cambodia's good faith to engage in a trade negotiation with the United States of America.

Both sides discussed ways to enhancing bilateral trade and investment cooperation and attached great importance of the commitment to engage in an open and constructive dialogue which also served as a foundation for negotiation toward achieving a fair and balanced trade relationship, said the same source, adding that both sides agreed to hold further meetings in the near future.

“The Government of the Kingdom of Cambodia, led by Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei HUN Manet, Prime Minister will continue to cooperate closely with the United States of America to achieve a mutually beneficial trade and investment relationship,” reaffirmed the press release.

By C. Nika