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Bilateral relations exist betweenCambodia andCanada. The Canadian embassy inBangkok,Thailand is also accredited to Cambodia, and has an office inPhnom Penh. Cambodia is represented in Canada through its UN mission inNew York City.[citation needed]
Canada supported the continued UN recognition of the(Coalition Government of) Democratic Kampuchea even after its 1979 loss of power in Phnom Penh, until the restoration of the Kingdom of Cambodia.[1][2]
In 1997, Canadian foreign ministerLloyd Axworthy considered, but ultimately rejected, an American proposal to try Pol Pot on its soil underdomestic war crimes legislation.[2][3]
Canadian foreign minister,Stephane Dion, visited Cambodia in 2016.[4]
Over 1,000 CanadianUN peacekeepers have served in Cambodia in theICSC,UNAMIC, andUNTAC missions.[5]
Canada took in 18,602 Cambodian refugees through UN resettlement from 1980 to 1992.[6]
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)In 2009, Canada exported $7 million of goods to Cambodia. The Kingdom exported $45 million to Canada, the vast majority of which were garments.
Last year, the Cambodia's garment and footwear exports rose by 7.2 percent to $7.3 billion, up from $6.8 billion in 2015. In 2016, Canada absorbed nearly 8 percent of Cambodia's garment and footwear exports, up from 7.5 per cent in 2015.