Cambodia–Serbia relations are the
bilateral 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
Serbia
Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hungar ...
. Relations were established in 1956. Cambodia has an embassy in
Belgrade. Serbia has a non resident ambassador in
Jakarta.
History
The notorious leader of the
Khmer Rouge,
Pol Pot, worked as part of an international brigade building roads in
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...
in the early 1950s. At the time, Yugoslavia had
split from the sphere of the Soviet Union, and Pol Pot was very impressed with the mass mobilization of public works and cultural collectivization of the small communist nation. He recalled the trip with great fondness, and, once he gained power, sought to improve the relationship between Yugoslavia and
Kampuchea
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 Thailand t ...
.
Josip Tito
Josip Broz ( sh-Cyrl, Јосип Броз, ; 7 May 1892 – 4 May 1980), commonly known as Tito (; sh-Cyrl, Тито, links=no, ), was a Yugoslav Communism, communist revolutionary and statesman, serving in various positions from 1943 until ...
, the President of Yugoslavia, visited Cambodia multiple times during the 1960s and 70s. Despite Pol Pot's admiration for Tito and his policies, Tito was critical of the Khmer Rouge and the decision not to support the regime caused tension between
Belgrade and
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 millio ...
in 1979. However, despite his dislike for the Khmer Rouge regime, Tito did not support the
Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia
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* Something of, from, or related to Vietnam, a country in Southeast Asia
** A citizen of Vietnam. See Demographics of Vietnam.
* Vietnamese people, or Kinh people, a Southeast Asian ethnic group native to Vietnam
** Over ...
. During the
Cold War and prior to the
Breakup of Yugoslavia, the nations had embassies in each other's capitals.
Contemporary relations
In 2011, Cambodia and Serbia declared the restoration of diplomatic ties after a almost 40-year absence. Both countries also pledged political support for one another on the world stage. Cambodia supports Serbia's position on the
Kosovo issue, and the government pledged its support for Serbia's territorial integrity.
[Cambodia, Serbia Re-bridge Ties After over 4-Decade Hiatus', Xinhua, 11 October 2011.]
See also
*
Cambodia–Yugoslavia relations
*
Yugoslavia and the Non-Aligned Movement
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was one of the founding members of the Non-Aligned Movement. Its capital, Belgrade, was the host of the First Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in early September 1961. The city also hosted the Ninth S ...
References
Bilateral relations of Cambodia, Serbia
Bilateral relations of Serbia
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