US Navy warship will make its first port call in 8 years in Cambodia
By Sopheng Cheang, The Associated Press
Friday, Dec 13, 2024
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — A U.S. Navy warship will make a port call next week in Cambodia, China’s close ally in Southeast Asia, the first such visit in eight years, according to a Cambodian statement Friday.
Cambodia’s Ministry of National Defense said the littoral combat ship Savannah will dock at the port of Sihanoukville on the Gulf of Thailand on Dec. 16-20. Savannah carries a crew of 103, the ministry said.
The visit was scheduled after a U.S. request for a port call, it added, and would “strengthen and expand the bonds of friendship as well as promote bilateral cooperation" between the two nations.
The United States has not yet announced the visit and there was no comment from the U.S. Embassy in Phnom Penh, Cambodia's capital.
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