A US warship docked at Cambodia’s Ream Naval Base on Saturday for a five-day visit, signaling a continued thaw in military relations after years of tension over access to the strategic port in the Gulf of Thailand.
The USS Cincinnati, an Independence-class littoral combat ship, is the third foreign naval vessel to visit Ream since its upgrade and official reopening last year, according to Cambodian state media. During the visit, US and Cambodian naval officers will hold meetings and joint exercises focused on maritime security and operational coordination.
The visit underscores growing engagement between the two nations in recent years, ...