Cambodia and France have discussed more cooperation to promote French language study in Cambodia.

H.E. Hang Chuon Naron, Minister of Education, Youth and Sports and Mr. Pierre Vincent, Representative of Embassy of France in Cambodia discussed the matter here in Phnom Penh on Mar. 29.

Senior Officials of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MoEYS) and representatives from the Agence universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) and French-speaking higher-education institutions also joined the meeting.

H.E. Hang Chuon Naron underlined the ministry’s effort in learning and teaching French language in Cambodia through French-Khmer curriculum, higher education, and training for French teachers.

The minister thanked development partners, especially the French Embassy for their hard work in supporting the development of Cambodia’s education sector, including French study.

Mr. Pierre Vincent expressed his appreciation of the Royal Government of Cambodia for supporting and promoting French in Cambodia.

Source: Agence Kampuchea Presse (AKP)