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RUSSIA - CAMBODIA POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC RELATIONS The diplomatic relations with Cambodia were established on 13 May 1956. In December 1991 the King of Cambodia Norodom Sihanouk declared recognition of the Russian Federation as the successor of the former USSR.
The USSR and afterwards Russia took an active part in resolving the Cambodian conflict, preparation and signing of the Paris agreements on Cambodia in October 1991, as well as in the UN peacemaking operations in 1991-1993.Russia supported the Cambodian government during the crisis in July 1997, as well as contributed to the restoration of the Cambodian membership in the UN. In 1995 Russia and Cambodia signed the Joint Declaration on the Foundation of Friendly Relations, the intergovernmental Agreement on Trade and Economic Relations, the intergovernmental Agreement on Cultural and Scientific Cooperation, the Protocol on consultations between the ministries of foreign affairs of both countries. In 2003 the sides also signed the intergovernmental Agreement on Cooperation in the Control of Illicit Trafficking of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances. In May 2001 Mr. Hor Namhong, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Kingdom of Cambodia, paid an official visit to the Russian Federation. In April 2004 Mr. Sar Kheng, Deputy Prime Minister, Co-Minister of Interior of the Kingdom of Cambodia, was in Moscow on a working visit. Cooperation between respective agencies in sphere of control of illicit trafficking of narcotic drugs is also strengthening. In June 2005 a delegation of the Federal Drug Control Service (FDCS) of the Russian Federation headed by Mr. A. Fedorov, deputy Director of FDCS, visited Cambodia and signed the Agreement on interagency cooperation with Cambodian National Authority for Combating Drugs. In April 2006 Mr. V. Lebedev, Chairman of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, was on his first visit to Cambodia. The Sides agreed to establish cooperation between judicial authorities of both countries. In May 2007 Mr. Dith Munti, President of the Supreme Court of the Kingdom of Cambodia, made a reciprocal visit to Moscow and signed the Agreement on interagency cooperation. 
Russia and Cambodia make every effort to maintain relations between parliaments. In September 2004 a delegation of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation headed by Mr. Y.Medvedev, Vice-Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Economic Policy, Business and Tourism, attended the 25th session of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Organization in Phnom Penh. In January 2007 a delegation of the National Assembly of the Kingdom of Cambodia headed by Mr. Heng Samrin attended the 15th Session of the Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF) in Moscow. In November 2008 Mr. Valery A.Yazev, Vice-President of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, visited Cambodia. In January 2009 Mr. Sergey M.Mironov, Chairman of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, had a meeting with Mr. Heng Samrin, President the National Assembly of the Kingdom of Cambodia, at the 17th Session of APPF in Vientiane, Laos. In October 2009 Mr. Oum Sarith, Secretary General of the Senate of Cambodia, paid a visit to Moscow. In November 2009 Mr. Heng Samrin, President the National Assembly of Cambodia, visited Russia.Ministries of foreign affairs of both countries also maintain fruitful dialogue. In June 2003 Mr. Igor S.Ivanov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, had a meeting with his Cambodian counterpart Mr. Hor Namhong within the framework of the 10th ASEAN Regional Forum in Phnom Penh. In February 2005 Phnom Penh hosted a regular round of consultations on the level of deputy ministers of foreign affairs of the two countries. 
In 2008 the bilateral trade turnover between our countries amounted to US$ 23 million. As results of first ten months of 2009 the volume of Russian-Cambodian trade amounted to US $33,8 million.The Fifth Session of the Russian-Cambodian Intergovernmental Commission for Trade, Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation was held on 19 November 2009 in Phnom Penh. The two sides reviewed the current situation in relations between Russia and Cambodia and outlined concrete steps aimed at further development of interaction in various spheres. Both countries strengthen direct links between the capitals. In September 2005 the Phnom Penh Municipality delegation headed by Mr. Kep Chuktema, Governor of Phnom Penh, visited Moscow. BILATERAL TRADE BETWEEN RUSSIA AND CAMBODIA
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