Official signing of the agreement by delegations of the two nations was a sideline of the 14th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) taking place late last week in Siem Reap province of Cambodia.

Cambodian Secretary of State at the State Secretariat of Civil Aviation (SSCA) H.E. Mao Havanal, according to the source, signed the MoU with his Mongolian counterpart.

H.E. Sinn Chanserey Vutha, Spokesperson for the SSCA, was quoted in the same source explaining that the agreement opens direct air route between Cambodia and Mongolia, nevertheless, when to have the direct flight is subject to the market demand.

The report included the shared optimism of tourism experts – Co-Chair of the Government-Private Sector Working Group on Tourism Mr. Ho Vandy and President of Cambodia Association of Travel Agents Mrs. Chhay Sivlin – about potential increase of Mongolian visitors to Cambodia once direct flight between the two countries begins.