Phnom Penh: Mr. Huot Hak, Minister of Tourism, highlighted that Turkish Airlines has indeed contributed significantly to strengthening the connection between the two countries and promoting the development of tourism, trade and people-to-people exchanges.
The Minister’s remarks The above-mentioned ceremony was held on the occasion of allowing Dr. Mesut Özcan, Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to Cambodia, and his colleagues to pay a courtesy call and discuss the strengthening and expansion of bilateral tourism cooperation, promoting the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding on Tourism Cooperation, promoting tourism destinations, people-to-people exchanges, and attracting tourists and investments between the two countries on July 8, 2026 at the Ministry of Tourism.
In this regard, the Minister thanked the Government and people of Turkey for always supporting and expanding cooperation with Cambodia, especially the direct flight connection between Istanbul and Phnom Penh by Turkish Airlines, which has indeed contributed significantly to strengthening the connection between the two countries and promoting the development of tourism, trade and people-to-people exchanges, while by 2025, Techo International Airport has become an important driving factor for expanding air connectivity and promoting Cambodia’s tourism and trade to the world.
At the same time, Dr. Mesut Özcan expressed his appreciation for the growth of Cambodia’s tourism sector and the results of socio-economic development under an atmosphere of peace, stability and security, and affirmed the Embassy’s commitment to continue to serve as a bridge to facilitate and promote cooperation between Cambodia and Turkey, especially in the fields of tourism, culture and people-to-people exchanges, supporting the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding on Tourism Cooperation, organizing the first Cambodia-Turkey Tourism Working Group Meeting, exchange of study visits (FAM Trip), and organizing the Cambodia-Turkey Tourism Investment Forum to contribute to promoting the flow of tourists and investments between the two countries. To be more dynamic.
In response, the Minister thanked the Government and people of Turkey for their continued support and strengthening of friendly relations and cooperation with Cambodia, and requested the Turkish Embassy to continue to act as a bridge and coordinate with the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism. To accelerate the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding on Tourism Cooperation by organizing the first Cambodia-Turkey Tourism Working Group Meeting in the near future, and continue to promote Cambodia’s tourism potential by organizing a study tour (FAM Trip) for tour operators, journalists and content producers, and organizing a Cambodia-Turkey Tourism Investment Forum to promote investment and business linkages in the tourism sector between the two countries.
It should be noted that Cambodia and Turkey have had diplomatic relations since 1959 and signed a memorandum of understanding on tourism cooperation in 2018, which is an important basis for strengthening tourism cooperation and exchanges between the two countries to be more effective and mutually beneficial.
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