South Korea and Cambodia agreed to establish a strategic partnership to expand cooperation in defense, trade and infrastructure during a summit between South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet in Seoul on Thursday. The partnership includes plans for a South Korean naval vessel to call at a Cambodian port later this year and increased collaboration in peacekeeping operations and against transnational crimes.

The two leaders also signed agreements to boost economic ties through a bilateral free trade agreement and to promote cooperation in social, cultural and development sectors. South Korea will increase its loan to Cambodia