On 16 September 2025, at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport in Phnom Penh, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Youth and Sport Hang Chuon Naron received Vivian Loss Sanmartin, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federative Republic of Brazil to the Kingdom of Cambodia, for a courtesy call and working discussion. Senior ministry leadership and relevant officials also attended.
According to the ministry, the Brazilian ambassador outlined a core mission during her mandate to establish the embassy’s operational structure more fully in order to better understand Cambodia’s priorities and practical needs. In the education sector, she expressed an intention to promote cooperation between universities in the two countries with a view to reaching a memorandum of understanding focused on student exchange programs. The ministry said this was presented as a means to expand cultural understanding, knowledge sharing, and mutual learning opportunities for students.
Beyond education, the ambassador also raised cooperation in sports, including a plan to organize an event presenting Brazilian national sports identity, such as jujutsu, for technical exchange and athlete capacity building.
In response, the minister expressed support for these initiatives and noted the potential role of Brazil’s new embassy presence in promoting student exchanges and closer people-to-people ties between the two countries.
Official Source
Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS), Facebook post published on 10 March 2026, referring to a meeting held on 16 September 2025.
