Cambodian PM meets with Russian envoy on security issues, cooperation

Hun Sen receiving the Order of Friendship medal from Patrushev. -SPM

PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/Asia News Network): Prime Minister Hun Sen and Russia’s Secretary of the Security Council Nikolai Patrushev met on Dec 15 in Phnom Penh to discuss international security issues in the Asia-Pacific region and other matters of concern, with the latter pledging to further expand bilateral ties and cooperation.

“At the meeting, Nikolai Patrushev conveyed the greetings of [President Vladimir Putin]. He also brought along the medal for the Order of Friendship I was awarded for my role in maintaining, strengthening and expanding relations between Cambodia and Russia,” Hun Sen said in a Facebook post on Dec 15.