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Cambodia, Laos Open Cross-Border Tourism Forums as Ties Turn 70
PHNOM PENH — October 21, 2026: Cambodia and Laos opened two tourism forums in Stung Treng on Tuesday, pairing the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations with a push to draw travellers across their shared frontier.
H.E. Huot Hak, Cambodia's Minister of Tourism, and H.E. Suansavanh Viyaket, Laos' Minister of Culture and Tourism, presided over the ceremony, held under the high approval of PM Hun Manet. H.E. Sor Soputra, Governor of Stung Treng, joined around 250 leaders, delegates and tourism stakeholders from both countries.
The two forums — the Cambodia–Laos Cross-Border Tourist Flow Dialogue Forum and the Cambodia–Laos Tourism Investment Matchmaking Forum — are intended to link destinations on both sides of the border, open new travel routes and draw more visitors to each country. Officials framed them around three goals: promoting tourist exchanges, widening investment opportunities and deepening cooperation between the private sectors.
The anniversary programme runs from October 19 to 22 in Stung Treng and continues in Champasak Province in Laos, with a series of activities designed to strengthen friendship, solidarity and tourism cooperation. Tuesday's forums were the sixth event in the programme.
Source: H.E. Huot Hak, Minister of Tourism of Cambodia (Telegram)
Reported by The Khmer Today
