- Foreign relations of Cambodia
The Royal Cambodian Government (RGC) has established diplomatic relations with most countries, including the
United States , theUnited Kingdom , andFrance , as well as all of its Asian neighbors, to include thePeople's Republic of China ,Vietnam ,Laos ,South Korea ,North Korea , andThailand . The RGC is a member of most major international organizations, including theUnited Nations and its specialized agencies such as theWorld Bank andInternational Monetary Fund . The RGC is anAsian Development Bank (ADB) member, a member ofASEAN , and is in the process of securing membership in the WTO. In 2005Cambodia attended the inauguralEast Asia Summit .International disputes
Cambodia is involved in a dispute regarding offshore islands and sections of the boundary with
Vietnam . In addition, the maritime boundary Cambodia has with Vietnam is undefined. Parts of Cambodia's border withThailand are indefinite, and the maritime boundary with Thailand is not clearly defined.Illicit drugs
Cambodia is a
transshipment site for Golden Triangle heroin, and possibly a site ofmoney laundering . Reportedly, there is corruption related to narcotics in parts of the government, military and police. Cambodia is also a possible site of small-scaleopium ,heroin , andamphetamine production. The country is a large producer of cannabis for the international market.ee also
External links
* [http://www.mfaic.gov.kh/Diplomatic%20Relations/maindiplom.htm Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Diplomatic list]
* [http://dosfan.lib.uic.edu/ERC/frus/summaries/950306_FRUS_XXIII_1961-63.html US Department of State: Foreign relations with Southeast Asia 1961-63]
* [http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/www/en/laenderinfos/laender/laender_ausgabe_html?type_id=14&land_id=73 Foreign relations between Cambodia and Germany]
* [http://www.mofa.go.jp/region/asia-paci/cambodia/ Japan-Cambodia Relations]
* [http://www.cambodia.gov.kh/unisql1/egov/english/country.foreign_embassy.html List of foreign embassies in Cambodia]
* [http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/cambodia/cambodia_brief.html Foreign relations between Cambodia and Australia]
* [http://www.asiasociety.org/publications/cambodia/ AsiaSociety: essays relating to the development of Cambodia]
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