Dhaka, Dec. 24 -- Cambodia reaffirmed its support for Bangladesh's bid to become an ASEAN Sectoral Dialogue Partner at the first ever Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) held in Phnom Penh Tuesday.

The support was conveyed by FOC Co-Chair Un Kheang, Secretary of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation to his Bangladesh counterpart Dr Md Nazrul Islam, Secretary (Bilateral), Ministry of Foreign Affairs during the first Foreign Office Consultations between Bangladesh and Cambodia.

The Cambodian delegation underscored the primacy of ASEAN Centrality and advised Bangladesh to have sustained engagements with ASEAN both collectively and bilaterally, Foreign Ministry said.

Bangladesh also sought Cambodia's support towar...