Cambodia says to resume military drills with US next year
- PHNOM PENH: Cambodia and the United States will restart long-delayed joint military exercises next year, Prime Minister Hun Manet said on Friday (Aug 14), seeking to mend ties strained by Phnom Penh's closeness to China.
- The announcement of the first joint drills in a decade followed a meeting between Hun Manet and the Pentagon's top policy official, Elbridge Colby, in Phnom Penh on Friday.
- The resumption of military exercise Angkor Sentinel in 2027 will be "a bridge to build a close friendship between the armies of the two countries", the Cambodian leader wrote in a Facebook post.
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- PHNOM PENH: Cambodia and the United States will restart long-delayed joint military exercises next year, Prime Minister Hun Manet said on Friday (Aug 14), seeking to mend ties strained by Phnom Penh's closeness to China.
- The announcement of the first joint drills in a decade followed a meeting between Hun Manet and the Pentagon's top policy official, Elbridge Colby, in Phnom Penh on Friday.
- The resumption of military exercise Angkor Sentinel in 2027 will be "a bridge to build a close friendship between the armies of the two countries", the Cambodian leader wrote in a Facebook post.
Sources: CNA