Cambodia
Poland has established its diplomatic relations with Cambodia in 1956.
Political cooperation
In recent years political contacts with Cambodia has been limited mainly to multilteral meeitngs. In March 2018 Poland and Cambodia signed Memorandum of Understanding on the establishment of bilateral consultation between foreign ministries of both countries. The first round has been held in Warsaw in 2018 between Deputy Foreign Ministers of Cambodia Ouch Borith and Poland Marek Magierowski.
Economic cooperation
Economic cooperation with Cambodia concentrates mainly on trade exchange with trade volume on a low level. Thanks to its location and EU membership Poland is one of the most attractive locations for foreign investments. Poland offers a wide range of investment incentives. There are 14 Special Economic Zones (SEZ) with favourable conditions like tax holidays, attractive tax exemptions, employment incentives as well as well-prepared investment lots. International reports highlight economic and political stability of Poland, educated and competent human capital and a large domestic market. Investors look at Poland’s 38-million strong consumer market also as a gateway to other EU markets and countries like Belarus, Russia or Ukraine. Poland’s central geographic location in Europe, where the main communication routes intersect, connects north and south and eats with west of the continent and makes it possible to export goods to all European countries and thus reach over 500 million consumers via well connected networks of railways, motorways or over the air.
Links:
Polish Investment and Trade Agency
Electronic Services Portal of the Customs Service
Information about conducting business in Poland
Cultural coooperation
The Embassy actively promotes Polish Culture in Cambodia within the framework of its public diplomacy activities. Polish conservators carried out conservation of the historical wall paintings of the Silver Pagoda at the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh between 2014 and 2016.
Scientific cooperation
No bilateral agreements in the area of scientific cooperation. Cambodian students may participate in the scholarship programs offered by the European Union (Erasmus Mundus). The cooperation resulted in significant number of Khmer graduates of Polish universities.
Recognition of diplomas
Formal agreements referring to the recognition of university degrees do not exist.