A five-member team from Nagaland was part of the Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) business delegation to Phnom Penh, Cambodia from June 15-18. The state team was headed by the director of Industries and Commerce P Tokugha Sema, additional director Y Lipongse Thongtsar, deputy director Yawelie Noudi, and two representatives from the Business Association of Nagas (BAN) namely, T Mongkhum Jamir and Benthungo Kithan.

The Indian business delegation was led by the director general of the (ICC) Dr. Rajeev Singh Tyagi.

An update from DIPR informed that the B2B inaugural session was graced by Dr. Sok Siphana, senior minister in the Royal Government of Cambodia. The Business Meet was also attended by the Cambodia Chamber of Commerce, Cambodia Women Entrepreneurs’ Association (CWEA) Cambodia Oknha Association (COA), CEO Master Club, Cambodia Cashew Federation, and other private companies apart from representatives from the Indian Business Chamber in Cambodia (IBCC) and INCHAM.

The initiative was to deepen economic ties and open new avenues for collaboration, create valuable networking platforms and long-term partnerships between the two countries for mutual growth and foster a win-win outcome for both nations.

In addition to B2B meetings, the delegation met with officials from various ministries in the kingdom of Cambodia including the Secretary of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Under Secretary of State in the Ministry of Commerce, Deputy Secretary General of Cambodian Investment Board and the Indian Ambassador to Cambodia, Vanlalvawna Bawitlung and other Embassy officials.

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