Phnom Penh: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense of Cambodia, Mr. Tea Seiha, said that Malaysia not only contributed to helping Cambodia find peace during the Cambodia-Thai war, but also helped strengthen solidarity in the ASEAN region.
During a meeting with Dato Seri Mohamed Khaled bin Nordy, Minister of National Defense of Malaysia on August 7, 2026, General Tea Seiha said that this is the first official visit of His Excellency the Minister of National Defense of Malaysia after His Excellency has met and discussed many times in various international forums.
The Cambodian Defense Minister said that the efforts of the leadership of the friendly Malaysian side to mediate and find a peaceful solution based on international law on the Cambodia-Thailand border issue and the leadership of the ASEAN observer group to participate in the peace-seeking mission for the people of Cambodia are not only a search for peace for Cambodia but also a contribution to strengthening ASEAN solidarity and centrality in seeking peace for the region and the world.
On that occasion, the two sides also pledged to strengthen and expand friendship and cooperation to further deepen in the field of national defense before the 70th anniversary of friendly relations between Cambodia and Malaysia in 2027.
The heads of defense of the two countries also considered the friendship of the two countries as reliable, open and honest, and agreed to promote the preparation and signing of a memorandum of understanding between the ministries of defense of the two countries as soon as possible.
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