Foreign relations of Cambodia

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Template:Politics of Cambodia The Cambodian government has diplomatic relations with most countries. The government is a member of most major international organizations, including the United Nations and its specialized agencies such as the World Bank and International Monetary Fund. The government is an Asian Development Bank (ADB) member, a member of ASEAN, and of the WTO. In 2005 Cambodia attended the inaugural East Asia Summit. The government is also a member of the Pacific Alliance (as observer) and Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (as dialogue partner).<ref>Sok Udom Deth, and Serkan Bulut, eds. Cambodia's Foreign Relations in Regional and Global Contexts (Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, 2017; comprehensive coverage) full book online freeTemplate:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore.</ref>

International disputes

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Delegates of the ASEAN Summit pose for a photograph at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on 19 November 2012.

Cambodia is involved in a dispute regarding offshore islands and sections of the boundary with Vietnam. In addition, the maritime boundary Cambodia has with Vietnam is undefined. Parts of Cambodia's border with Thailand are indefinite, and the maritime boundary with Thailand is not clearly defined.

Illicit drugs

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Cambodia is a transshipment site for Golden Triangle heroin, and possibly a site of money laundering. There is corruption related to narcotics in parts of the government, military and police. Cambodia is also a possible site of small-scale opium, heroin, and amphetamine production. The country is a large producer of cannabis for the international market.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

International organization participation

ACCT, AsDB, ASEAN, ASEAN-Japan Centre, ESCAP, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Intelsat (nonsignatory user), International Monetary Fund, Interpol, IOC, ISO (subscriber), ITU, NAM, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WB, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, WToO, WTrO (applicant)

Diplomatic relations

List of countries which Cambodia maintains diplomatic relations with:

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Bilateral relations

Africa

Americas

Country Formal relations began in Notes
Template:Flag 25 November 1991 See Cambodia–Canada relations
  • Cambodia is accredited to Canada from its Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York City.
  • Canada is accredited to Cambodia from its embassy in Bangkok, Thailand.
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Template:Flag 11 July 1950 See Cambodia–United States relations
  • Cambodia has an embassy in Washington, D.C.
  • United States has an embassy in Phnom Penh.

Asia

Country Formal relations began Notes
Template:Flag 9 June 1992 See Brunei–Cambodia relations
  • Brunei has an embassy in Phnom Penh.<ref name="bc">Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Cambodia has an embassy in Bandar Seri Begawan.<ref name="bc"/>
  • The relations are mainly on economics and security.
Template:Flag (PRC) 19 July 1958 See Cambodia–China relations
  • Cambodia and the People's Republic of China relations have strengthened considerably after the end of the Cambodian-Vietnamese War.
  • Cambodia has an embassy in Beijing.
  • China has an embassy in Phnom Penh
Template:Flag 1981 See Cambodia–India relations
  • Cambodia and India have ties that go deep into history, in areas of religion, architecture, art, political systems and royal families.
  • India has an embassy in Phnom Penh.
  • Cambodia has an embassy in New Delhi.
Template:Flag 1957 See Cambodia–Indonesia relations
  • The relations between both countries dates back to the Pre-Angkorian and Srivijaya era.
  • Indonesia has an embassy in Phnom Penh
  • Cambodia has an embassy in Jakarta
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1993 (reestablished)		 See Cambodia–Israel relations
Template:Flag 4 May 1954 See Cambodia–Japan relations
  • Japan has an embassy in Phnom Penh and a consulate general in Siem Reap.<ref name="emb-japan">Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Cambodia has an embassy in Tokyo.
  • Both Countries relations that in 1946, King Norodom Sihanouk said that Japan do not need to pay for the destruction since 1940, he said Cambodia wanted to be allied with Japan.
Template:Flag 15 June 1956 See Cambodia–Laos relations
  • Laos has an embassy in Phnom Penh.<ref name="laos-in-kh">Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Cambodia has an embassy in Vientiane.<ref name="kh-in-laos">Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Historically, relations have been tense, with long-standing unresolved border disputes.<ref>David Levinson, and Karen Christensen, eds. Encyclopedia of Modern Asia. (2002) 1:426–426.</ref><ref name="baird2010">Template:Cite journal</ref>
Template:Flag 2 December 1996 See Cambodia–Malaysia relations
Template:Flag 28 December 1964<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> See Cambodia–North Korea relations
Template:Flag See Cambodia–Pakistan relations
  • Cambodia is accredited to Pakistan from its embassy in New Delhi, India.
  • Pakistan has an embassy in Phnom Penh.
Template:Flag 1956 See Cambodia–Philippines relations
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte with King Norodom Sihamoni at the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh on 14 December 2016.
  • The two countries have an agreements on economic and trade relations, agricultural and agribusiness collaboration, and tourism cooperation.
  • Cambodia has an embassy in Manila.
  • Philippines has an embassy in Phnom Penh.
Template:Flag 10 August 1965 See Cambodia–Singapore relations
  • Cambodia was one of the first countries to recognize Singapore's sovereignty when it became independent in 1965.
  • Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong visited Cambodia in 2005 and 2012.
  • Singapore has an embassy in Phnom Penh.
  • Cambodia has an embassy in Singapore.
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King Norodom Sihamoni granting an audience to President of South Korea Lee Myung-bak in 2009.
See Cambodia–South Korea relations
  • Cambodia has an embassy in Seoul.
  • South Korea has an embassy in Phnom Penh.
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  • Cambodian–Thai border dispute
  • The Kingdom of Thailand has an embassy in Phnom Penh.
  • The Kingdom of Cambodia has an embassy in Bangkok.
  • Relationship between the two countries remains a sensitive and a complex topic and is often strained due to cultural rivalries and territorial disputes.
Template:Flag 1959<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> See Cambodia–Turkey relations
  • Cambodia has an embassy in Ankara.
  • Turkey has an embassy in Phnom Penh.
  • Trade volume between the two countries was US$108.4 million in 2015 (Cambodian exports/imports: 94.7/13.7 million USD).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Flag See Cambodia–Vietnam relations
  • Bilateral relations between the Cambodia and Vietnam were for long strained due to the Cambodian-Vietnamese War.
  • The maritime boundary with Vietnam is hampered by unresolved dispute over sovereignty of offshore islands.
  • Cambodia has an embassy in Hanoi.
  • Vietnam has an embassy in Phnom Penh.

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Template:Flag 9 October 1967 See Cambodia–Denmark relations
  • Cambodia is accredited to Denmark from its embassy in London, United Kingdom.
  • Denmark is accredited to Cambodia from its embassy in Bangkok, Thailand.
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  • Finland recognized Cambodia on 19 December 1969. Diplomatic relations established on 20 January 1970, re-established 9 August 1976.<ref name="formin.finland.fi"/>
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  • Finland is represented in Cambodia through its embassy in Bangkok, Thailand<ref name="finland2">Template:Cite web</ref>
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  • Cambodia has an embassy in Berlin.
  • Germany has an embassy in Phnom Penh.
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  • Both countries are full members of the Francophonie.<ref name="Francophonie">Template:Cite web</ref>
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  • Switzerland recognized Cambodia in 1957, and the two countries have maintained diplomatic relations since 1963.
  • Bilateral relations between Cambodia and Switzerland are good. Switzerland supports the transition process and development efforts in Cambodia.
  • Trade between the two countries is marginal.<ref name="eda.admin.ch"/>
Template:Flag 23 April 1992 See Cambodia–Ukraine relations
  • Cambodia is accredited to Ukraine from its embassy in Berlin, Germany.
  • Ukraine is accredited to Cambodia from its embassy in Hanoi, Vietnam.
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British Foreign Secretary David Lammy with Cambodian Social Minister Chea Somethy in London, March 2025.

Cambodia established diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom on 5 May 1952.

Both countries share common membership of the International Criminal Court, and the World Trade Organization. Bilaterally the two countries have a Development Partnership.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Oceania

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Template:Flag 1950s<ref name="dfat">Template:Cite web</ref> See Australia–Cambodia relations
  • Australia has an embassy in Phnom Penh.
  • Cambodia has an embassy in Canberra.<ref name="bc"/>

See also

References

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Further reading

  • Deth, Sok Udom, and Serkan Bulut, eds. Cambodia's Foreign Relations in Regional and Global Contexts (Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, 2017; comprehensive coverage) full book online freeTemplate:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore.
    • Path Kosal, "Introduction: Cambodia's Political History and Foreign Relations, 1945-1998" pp 1–26
  • Acharya, Amitav. The Making of Southeast Asia: International Relations of A Region (Cornell UP, 2012)
  • Chandler, David. The Tragedy of Cambodian History: Politics, War, and Revolution since 1945 (Yale UP, 1991)
  • Ciorciari, John D. "Cambodia in 2019: Backing Further into a Corner." Asian Survey 60.1 (2020): 125–131. online Template:Webarchive
  • Clymer, Kenton. Troubled Relations: The United States and Cambodia since 1870 (Northern Illinois UP, 2007).
  • Leighton, Marian Kirsch. "Perspectives on the Vietnam-Cambodia border conflict." Asian Survey 18.5 (1978): 448–457. online
  • Leng, Thearith. "2016: A Promising Year for Cambodia?." Southeast Asian Affairs (2017): 133–146. online
  • Morris, Stephen J. Why Vietnam invaded Cambodia: Political culture and the causes of war (Stanford University Press, 1999).
  • Peou, Sorpong. "Cambodia in 2018: a year of setbacks and successes." Southeast Asian Affairs 2019.1 (2019): 104–119. online
  • Richardson, Sophie. China, Cambodia and the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence (Columbia UP, 2010)
  • Smith, Roger. Cambodia's Foreign Policy (Cornell UP, 1965).
  • Un, Kheang, and Jing Jing Luo. "Cambodia in 2019: Entrenching One-Party Rule and Asserting National Sovereignty in the Era of Shifting Global Geopolitics." Southeast Asian Affairs 2020.1 (2020): 117–134. online
  • Westad, Odd Arne, and Sophie Quinn-Judge, eds. The third Indochina war: conflict between China, Vietnam and Cambodia, 1972-79 (Routledge, 2006).
  • Womack, Brantly. "Asymmetry and systemic misperception: China, Vietnam and Cambodia during the 1970s." Journal of Strategic Studies 26.2 (2003): 92-119 online.

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