Day: July 6, 2021

Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister H.E. Prak Sokhonn, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation attended on July 6 via Videoconference the Special ASEAN-Russia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in commemoration of the 25th Anniversary of ASEAN-Russia Dialogue Partnership.
The following is the outcomes of the Special ASEAN-Russia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting released this evening by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation:
“On 6 July 2021, His Excellency Deputy Prime Minister PRAK Sokhonn, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Kingdom of Cambodia, attended the Special ASEAN-Russia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in commemoration of the 25th Anniversary of ASEAN-Russia Dialogue Partnership, via Videoconference. The Meeting was co-chaired by H.E. Retno Marsudi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia, as Country Coordinator for ASEAN-Russia Dialogue Relations, and H.E. Sergey Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.
The Meeting served as an opportunity to review the achievements of ASEAN-Russia dialogue relations over the last 25 years and to follow-up on the ASEAN-Russia Special Meeting on COVID-19 held last year. The Ministers discussed matters relating to regional architecture and reiterated their shared views on the importance of further broadening ASEAN-Russia relations on issues of common concern and interest, in particular cooperation to address economic recovery.
On cooperation to fight against the COVID-19, the ASEAN Ministers encouraged Russia to support regional response to the COVID-19 pandemic, in particular efforts to uphold vaccine multilateralism and equitable vaccination. ASEAN emphasised the need to promote practical cooperation in order to address comprehensive post-pandemic recovery, including by reinforcing trade and investment, supporting tourism recovery, reopening connectivity and people exchanges, and enhancing cooperation in pandemic preparedness and response, among others.
The Meeting also highlighted the importance of ASEAN Centrality and reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening an ASEAN-centric regional architecture that is open, transparent, inclusive and rules-based. The Ministers agreed to strengthen cooperation within the framework of existing ASEAN-led mechanisms, in particular the East Asia Summit (EAS), ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) and ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meetings-Plus (ADMM-Plus). They expressed strong determination to further promote cooperation through effective implementation of the Plan of Action 2021-2025 and looked forward to the 4th ASEAN-Russia Summit in October 2021 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of ASEAN-Russia Dialogue Relations.
At this meeting, H.E. Deputy Prime Minister PRAK Sokhonn underlined the long-standing friendship between ASEAN and Russia and Russia’s strong support for ASEAN Centrality as reflected by Russia’s active participation in ASEAN-led mechanisms. He stressed the importance of promoting vaccines as global public goods and of Russia’s engagement, particularly in supporting the implementation of the five broad strategies of the ASEAN Comprehensive Recovery Framework (ACRF), aiming at expediting post-pandemic recovery and resilience. In this connection, he encouraged Russia to increase high-level engagement and constructive dialogue in the ASEAN frameworks aimed at promoting peace, security, stability and mutual benefits. He also shared with the Meeting Cambodia’s soon-to-belaunchedPost-COVID-19 Economic Recovery Plan 2021-2023 and welcomed Russia’s designation of the year 2022-2023 as the “ASEAN-Russia Year of Science, Technology and Industrial Cooperation”.
The Meeting welcomed the conclusion of the negotiation on the Comprehensive Plan of Action to Implement ASEAN-Russia Strategic Partnership (2021-2025) that lays out priorities and measures to strengthen the ASEAN-Russia Dialogue Partnership. The Foreign Ministers of ASEAN and Russia will meet again at the next ASEAN-Russia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in August this year, after which Cambodia will take over from Indonesia the role of country coordinator for ASEAN-Russia Dialogue Relations for the next three years(August 2021 to August 2024).”

Source: Agency Kampuchea Press

Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, President of the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, said the Communist Party of China (CPC) is a good example for other world political parties to learn.
Addressing this evening to the Leaders’ Summit between the CPC and World Political Parties under the theme “For the People’s Wellbeing: Responsibility of Political Parties” via Videoconference, Samdech Techo Hun Sen said that the People’s Republic of China has shown to the world the resounding success of the Chinese people in determining the fate of their country, by promoting development in all aspects of the socio-economy, especially in the field of modern technology and transforming China into a global power.
“Maintaining political stability and placing the happiness, prosperity and well-being of the people at the heart of major political decisions of the CPC is a good example for other world political parties to learn from. In this sense, as the President of the Cambodian People’s Party, which has led and built the country from scratch, I can clearly understand the struggles, sacrifices and hard works of the Chinese people and the CPC,” he stressed.
The summit attracted more than 500 leaders of political parties and political organisations from 160-plus countries, and over 10,000 party representatives.

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Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, President of the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) has appealed to all political parties around the world to unite against the Covid-19 pandemic.
At the Leaders’ Summit between the CPC and World Political Parties held on July 6 via Videoconference under the theme “For the People’s Wellbeing: Responsibility of Political Parties”, Samdech Techo Hun Sen, also Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, said the outbreak of Covid-19 is a historic event that requires all countries as well as political parties around the world to unite as one for the cause of humanity.
In this spirit, Samdech Techo Hun Sen shared some views on the role of political parties in responding to this global crisis for the purpose of promoting the happiness, prosperity and well-being of the people.
The CPP president called on them to uphold the lives and interests of the people and international solidarity and cooperation with strict respect for the sovereignty and independence of each nation. In this sense, all political parties, regardless of tendency, must prioritise the interests of the nation and the people, never compromising with the short-term political agenda of ruthless struggle for power without regards for peace, stability, national sovereignty and the well-being of the people. In these extremely challenging circumstances, political parties should take high responsibility for the nation and its people, stop the culture and behavior of jealousy, wariness, and baseless accusations and criticism, and replace with constructive attitude and the spirit of cooperation in solving the challenges of humanity and the people, both within the global framework as well as within individual country.
At the same time, Samdech Techo Hun Sen asked them to unite to save human lives by successfully fighting against Covid-19. A key to this objective is the sharing of vaccines and recognising vaccines as a public good, by adhering to the principles of “Vaccine Multilateralism” in the process of production, distribution and consumption.
“In this regard, I would like to express my deep gratitude to the People’s Republic of China for its vigorous support for Cambodia through the provision of assistances, both technical and material, and especially the generous support in the form of Covid-19 vaccines, as well as facilitating and prioritising Cambodia for all vaccine orders in the spirit of unconditional friendship and solidarity, as a slogan says: “A friend in need is a friend indeed,” he said.
Besides, he added, consideration surrounding socio-economic recovery is an indispensable task, as the Covid-19 crisis subsides in the near future.
“This will require the promotion of various bilateral and multilateral mechanisms, such as the Belt and Road Initiative, which is a crucial win-win development strategy for socio-economic development and prosperity of countries in the region and around the world through promoting trade and investment. Taking this opportunity, I strongly wish to voice my support again for the “Belt and Road Initiative” which will bring prosperity and happiness to the people in the countries and regions under the scope of this initiative, in the context of socio-economic recovery after the Covid-19 crisis subsides,” stressed Samdech Techo Hun Sen.

Source: Agency Kampuchea Press