Brazil to Establish an Embassy in Cambodia in 2024
Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira (left) met with Prime Minister Hun Manet (right) on Oct. 11. Photo: Prime Minister Hun Manet Facebook
- By Meng Seavmey
- October 11, 2023 5:15 PM
PHNOM PENH — Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira announced that his government will establish an embassy in Phnom Penh in 2024.
The foreign minister, who is in Cambodia on a three-day official visit, made the announcement during a meeting with Prime Minister Hun Manet on Oct. 11, adding that the opening of the embassy will coincide with the 30th anniversary of Cambodia-Brazil diplomatic ties.
During the meeting, both parties agreed that the relationship between the two countries will be further strengthened, with Hun Manet stressing that Cambodia’s policy regarding the relationship remains the same now that he is heading the government, according to an official post on the prime minister’s Facebook page.
Vieira said that Brazil intends to increase cooperation in the commerce, education and health sectors as well as increasing cultural exchange between the two countries, and expanding tourism, agriculture, and people-to-people ties.
Viera then invited the prime minister to officially visit Brazil. Hun Manet agreed and invited him to come back to Cambodia in 2024 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations and the opening of the embassy. Through a sub-degree signed by former Prime Minister Hun Sen in April 2023, Cambodia is to open its embassy in Brazil’s capital of Brasília.
According to Seun Sam, policy analyst at the Royal Academy of Cambodia, the establishment of the Brazilian embassy, which follows the opening of several others lately, reflects the fact that Cambodia has adopted a multi-colored political position.
“Brazil is a big country, so establishing a relationship with the country is a great decision to broaden the markets for garment and agricultural products, and the tourism sector,” he said during an interview on Oct. 11.
Cambodia will also be expecting Brazilian tourists as well as tourists from Brazil's neighboring countries, Sam said.
"Brazil has both the economy and the tourists that Cambodia may need, ”he said. “Thus, the relationship might get close to each other regardless of the distant geography."
