On December 16, 2023, Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet, Prime Minister of Cambodia allowed General YOSHIDA Yoshihide, Chief of Staff, Joint Staff, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force to pay a courtesy call during the 50th Anniversary of ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation, which is holding on December 15-19, 2023 in Tokyo, Japan.
General YOSHIDA Yoshihide expressed a willingness to further strengthen a friendship and cooperation between Cambodian Army and Japan Self-Defense Force
Samdech Thipadei urged the relation of Cambodian army and Japan Self-Defense Force of both countries until reaching to signTerms of Reference (ToR) in order to strongly strengthen the friendship and have the high level, especially to urge practical, active, and vibrant cooperation activities with a long future.
Before the meeting will be ended, Samdech Thipadei and General YOSHIDA Yoshihide also committed to continue to strengthen and expand cooperation in national defense, cooperation on demining, disaster relief, human resource training, and study tour program of Cambodian military trainees in Japan and so on.