Phnom Pench, March 4 -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said on Tuesday that two international airlines are due to launch flights to the Southeast Asian country in 2025.

Emirates will operate flight service between Dubai in the United Arab Emirates and Siem Reap cultural province in Cambodia in the middle of this year, while Turkey Airlines will launch direct flights from Istanbul to the capital Phnom Penh by year-end, he said.

Emirates announced on Monday that it will introduce a new flight route between Dubai and Siem Reap on June 3, with a stopover in Thailand's Bangkok, as Turkey Airlines also announced it will operate flights between Istanbul and Phnom Penh on Dec. 10, with a stopover in Bangkok.

Meanwhile, Hun Manet said that...