France and Cambodia concluded 29 cooperation agreements in Phnom Penh on Nov. 15 during French President Emmanuel Macron’s state visit, including energy and wholesale-market projects.
AFP reported the package spans health, culture, heritage, defense, energy and agri-food. It includes a hydropower project to store electricity and a plan for a Phnom Penh wholesale market in partnership with Rungis, a market outside Paris.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said the agreements would help the two countries move their cooperation forward. The signing took place during Macron’s three-day state visit, which coincided with the 20th Francophonie Summit in Phnom Penh.
EconoTimes previously covered the summit setting in a report on France and Cambodia’s shared interest in pétanque.
