Dili-18 August 2025- His Excellency Cambodian Ambassador CHUN Sovannarith paid a courtesy call on His Excellency Nino Pereira, Minister of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Timor-Leste at his headquarters. During the courtesy call,  His Excellency the Ambassador of Cambodia discussed with His Excellency the Minister the administrative and logistical arrangements for the upcoming participation of the Cambodian delegation led by Her Excellency CHAM Nimul, Minister of Commerce of the Kingdom of Cambodia, in the Dili International Trade Expo 2025 to be held from 28 August to 1 September 2025 in the Capital City of Dili, Timor-Leste. Both sides also touched on possible means to fully implement the existing cooperation mechanism, especially in the field of rice trade between the two countries and other potential areas of cooperation. The Cambodian Ambassador shared experiences and best practices of the successful establishment of the special economic zones under operation in Cambodia to accelerate foreign direct investments (FDI) into the country to generate economic growth and resilience, leading Cambodia to graduate from the least developed country in 2029 and to become a prosperous nation by 2030 under the very wise and visional leadership of Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei HUN Manet, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia. His Excellency the Minister highly appreciated the cemented cooperation between the two countries which has continued to grow from strength to strength, stressing the particular importance of the successful Cambodia as a model for Timor-Leste’s social economic development for regional integration.