Cambodia and the United Kingdom (UK) have been committed to promoting their bilateral relations and cooperation, particularly in the areas of trade, investment, human capital, green growth and renewable energy, as well as economic development. The commitment was made during a meeting between H.E. Dr. CHEM Widhya, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFAIC), and the Rt Hon Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP, Minister for Indo-Pacific of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office of the UK of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at the ministry office on Mar. 4. According to an MFAIC's news release, on the occasion, H.E. Dr. CHEM Widhya recalled the 70th Anniversary of the diplomatic relations between the two countries last year, which saw the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on the Establishment of Bilateral Political Consultations between the two ministries. The Cambodian secretary of state also took the opportunity to profoundly appreciate the UK Governm ent for her assistance and support to Cambodia so far, in particular the granting of the Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS), by underlining the importance of the synergy between traditional and parliamentary diplomacies. For her part, the Rt Hon Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP noted Cambodia's additional economic opportunities, by pledging to report that to her government. Both sides expressed their mutual satisfaction with the traditional relation, friendship and fruitful cooperation of both countries so far, and also exchanged views on regional and international issues of common interest and concern. Source: Agence Kampuchea Presse