A 19-member trade delegation has left for Japan to seek more business opportunities with Japanese investors and learn more about Japanese trade, Commerce Ministry officials said Monday.
The 12-day visit to Tokyo, sponsored by the Japan External Trade Organization, will include visits to Japanese factories and discussions with officials and manufacturers on trade issues.
Mao Thora, deputy cabinet director at Cambodia’s Commerce Ministry, said the main priority is to try to boost exports to Japan.
Japanese companies have yet to establish a significant presence in Cambodia. Exports in 1997 totaled about $2.8 million, according to the Ministry of Commerce. The main export to Japan is footwear, followed by timber, garments, frozen shrimp, and sesame seeds.
The delegation is composed of government officials and representatives of the Phnom Penh Chamber of Commerce and the garment industry.
