Cambodia–Israel relations are the official relations between

Cambodia Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailan ...

and

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

. Both countries established diplomatic ties in 1960. In 1972, Cambodia opened its embassy in Israel in Jerusalem. However, Israel cut its ties with Cambodia in 1975 due to the rise of the Khmer Rouge regime. Ties were restored in 1993.

History

Although Cambodia and Israel maintain diplomatic ties, Israel has no embassy in Cambodia and Cambodia has no embassy in Israel. The Israeli embassy in

Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estimated populati ...

Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is b ...

also handles matters related to Cambodia. Large groups of Cambodian students come to study agriculture in Israel. The Israel-Cambodia chamber of commerce was founded in 2010. In December 2014, representatives of the Cambodian King planned a visit to Israel. In 2016 three employees of Cambodian Mine Action Center (CMAC) visited Israel. In keeping with an agreement signed in 2017, the center sent 23 employees and 12 special trained dogs to Israel to help de-mine old mine fields, especially in the Arava desert.

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