Olivier Becht, Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade, Economic Attractiveness and French Nationals Abroad, attached to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, will visit Cambodia and Thailand from January 24 to 27. This visit reflects France’s increased involvement in ASEAN, illustrated in 2022 by President Macron’s attendance at the G20 Bali summit and the APEC summit in Bangkok. This region is vital to France’s Indo-Pacific strategy, and ASEAN is the EU’s third-largest trading partner.
In Cambodia, where Mr. Becht will be accompanied by a business delegation headed by MEDEF International and Business France, he will work to step up economic cooperation between our two countries. He will meet with the Cambodian prime minister, trade minister and deputy prime minister.
In Thailand, Mr. Becht will work on bolstering the economic aspect of our bilateral relationship…
