H.E Khieu Kanharith meets with newly appointed Ambassador of Indonesia to Cambodia and vice president of NEC Company

Newly appointed Ambassador of Indonesia to Cambodia Mr. I Gede Ngurah Swajaya pays a courtesy visit to Cambodian Information Minister H.E Khieu Kanharith in Phnom Penh on May 21.

In the meeting, the ambassador told Cambodian minister of his purpose to establish the relations and information exchange between Cambodia and Indonesia aimed to promote more mutual understanding from each other, especially to promote the tourism field.

In reply, H.E Khieu Kanharith welcomed the ambassador’s purpose and told him that he used to send TVK officials to train in Indonesia. He added that Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen has ordered cable TVs here to broadcast TV programs of all ASEAN member countries and the state-run TVK has its own 30 minute-weekly program broadcasting on ASEAN member countries. He also asked the Indonesian diplomat to provide the documentary such as video and music to TVK and National Radio of Kampuchea for the broadcasting on the occasion of the Indonesian National Day.

Cambodia Information Minister H.E Khieu Kanharith meets here on Thursday with Mr. Tan Boon Chin, vice president of NEC Company.

In the meeting, Cambodian minister said the ministry of information needs to install the state-run TVK’s relay-stations in Svay Rieng and Kampong Thom provinces and NEC company cans provide its initial assistance by sending its specialists to inspect and fix TVK’s broadcasting machine at Phnom Penh’s Tuol Kork station as the capacity of its broadcasting currently can be operated 3/5 only. H.E. Khieu Kanharith also asked NEC Company to conduct a study on the cost of the new construction building before the Ministry of Information submits to the royal government.

In reply, Mr. Tan Boon Chin said he will try his best to re-arrange a good relations’ network with TVK as it uses NEC’s broadcasting materials