S. Korean president heads to Cambodia for summit

By Byun Duk-kun


HANOI, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak headed to Cambodia on Thursday, where he will hold summit talks with Prime Minister Hun Sen during his two-day trip.

Lee is on a three-nation tour of Southeast Asia that started with a stop in Vietnam and will end in Thailand, where he will attend a regional forum hosted by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

The South Korean president was set to pay a visit to Cambodia's King Norodom Sihamoni shortly after his arrival in Phnom Penh, according to Seoul's presidential office Cheong Wa Dae.

Lee and the Cambodian prime minister will discuss ways to deepen cooperation between their countries, especially in the agricultural sector and in the development of Cambodia's natural minerals, Cheong Wa Dae said earlier.

"President Lee and Prime Minister Hun Sen are expected to specifically discuss Cambodia's national development plan to find areas of cooperation," Cheong Wa Dae spokeswoman Kim Eun-hye told reporters.

The countries will sign an extradition treaty on the sidelines of the summit, and a revision to a basic agreement on the provision of Seoul's Economic Development Cooperation Fund.

Lee will depart Cambodia on Friday for Thailand's royal beach resort of Hua Hin, where he will attend the ASEAN Plus Three summit that also involves the leaders of Japan and China.

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