Cambodian, Kuwait to discuss gas, oil exploration cooperation

PHNOM PENH, Aug. 3 (Chinese media) -- Kuwaiti Prime Minister

Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah arrived here Sunday for a

three-day official visit to discuss gas and oil exploration cooperation with

Cambodia, said a senior official.

Officials from both sides will discuss the

possibility of cooperation for oil and gas exploration in the kingdom and sign a

trade agreement, a protocol of investment protection and cooperation, said Hor

Nam Hong, Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and

International Cooperation.

Kuwait's Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser al-Mohammad al-Sabah waves upon his arrival at Phnom Penh international airport August 3, 2008. Sheikh Nasser is in Cambodia on a three-day official visit. (Chinese media/Reuters Photo)
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In addition, the visit of Kuwaiti premier will bring

more investors and tourists to Cambodia, especially from the Middle East, he

added.

According to the schedule, the prime ministers from

both sides will hold talks here on Monday, while other officials and investors

convene another meeting at the Cambodian Chamber of Commerce.

Meanwhile, Mao Hal Vannal, secretary of state of the

Civil Aviation Authority of Cambodia, told Chinese media that the two countries still

mull opening direct flight in their middle-term cooperation plan.

A dozen foreign drillers are exploring oil and gas in

off-sea Cambodia. Oil reserves there are estimated at billion barrels. 　

Kuwait's Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser al-Mohammad al-Sabah (L) and his Cambodian counterpart Hun Sen listen to national anthem of their countries during Sheikh Nasser's welcoming ceremony at Phnom Penh international airport August 3, 2008. Sheikh Nasser is in Cambodia for a three-day official visit. (Chinese media/Reuters Photo)
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