AKP Phnom Penh, October 14, 2026 --

Cambodia and Azerbaijan have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral relations and expanding cooperation across a wide range of sectors, including trade, investment, energy security, mine clearance, digital government, transport and defence.

The commitment was made during a bilateral meeting between Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, and H.E. Ali Asadov, Prime Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan, in Baku on Wednesday afternoon.

The meeting took place during Samdech Thipadei’s official visit to Azerbaijan and participation in the 7th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA), held from Oct. 11 to 15, 2026.

Prime Minister Ali Asadov warmly welcomed the Cambodian Prime Minister and expressed his profound appreciation for the visit and participation in the CICA Summit. He noted that the visit provided further momentum for strengthening and deepening bilateral relations and cooperation.

The Azerbaijani Prime Minister also thanked Cambodia for its support for Azerbaijan at regional and international forums, particularly for the two countries’ continued mutual support within the framework of the United Nations.

In response, Samdech Thipadei expressed his sincere gratitude to the Azerbaijani Government and people for their warm hospitality extended to the Cambodian delegation during the visit. He spoke highly of the progress made in bilateral cooperation and reaffirmed Cambodia’s commitment to further strengthening relations for the mutual benefit of both nations.

The two leaders also exchanged views on ways to expand cooperation in economic affairs, trade and investment; share experience and strengthen training in mine clearance and unexploded ordnance removal; ensure energy security; improve transport and logistics connectivity; and enhance security and defence cooperation.

They further underscored the importance of continuing scholarship exchanges to promote education and people-to-people ties, which serve as an important foundation for greater mutual understanding and closer friendship between the two countries.

In the area of digital government, the two Prime Ministers agreed to promote cooperation in public service delivery through knowledge-sharing and Cambodia’s development of digital systems, with the aim of making public services more comprehensive, accessible and timely for citizens.

By C. Nika