Day: August 6, 2022

AKP Phnom Penh, The Republic of Korea has appreciated Cambodia’s robust development in all sectors.

The appreciation was made by Mr. Kim Jung Nam, President of Global Life Sharing, during a meeting with Samdech Vibol Sena Pheakdei Say Chhum, President of the Cambodian Senate in Phnom Penh on Aug. 4.

According to Mr. Kim Jung Nam, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the 4-year humanitarian aid to the Cambodia senate will contribute to further Cambodia development.

Samdech Say Chhum welcomed Mr. Kim Jung Nam’s visit in Cambodia, stressing that the visit reflects the relations and cooperation between Global Life Sharing and Cambodian people.

The visit will also pave way for both countries to further strengthen and expand the relations, solidarity and good collaboration benefiting the two peoples and countries, he added.

Source: Agency Kampuchea Press

AKP Phnom Penh, Deputy Prime Minister H.E. Prak Sokhonn, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in his capacity as the ASEAN Chair’s Special Envoy on Myanmar said he is considering visiting Myanmar again in September.

“I have considered to pay my third visit to Myanmar in early September if between now there are some positive progress there,” he told a press conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation this morning.

H.E. Prak Sokhonn reiterated that Cambodia will not give up Myanmar, but all have to be go through the Five Points Consensus adopted by ASEAN Leaders, including Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, Chairman of the State Administration Council of Myanmar.

“If there are more executions, I’ll will reconsider [the planned visit] and all ASEAN nine Foreign Ministers agree on this position,” he said.

The first visit of H.E. Prak Sokhonn to Myanmar was conducted on Mar. 21-23, 2022 then the second from June 29 to July 3.

Regarding the Myanmar issue, Prime Minister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen said in his capacity as the ASEAN Chair for 2022 that ASEAN may rethink about the Myanmar’s crisis if Myanmar continues to execute more prisoners.

“Cambodia, as well as all ASEAN Member States, are deeply disappointed and disturbed by the execution of the opposition activists, despite the appeals from me and others for the death sentences to be reconsidered for the sake of political dialogue, peace and reconciliation,” Samdech Techo Hun Sen underlined in his remarks while presiding over the opening ceremony of the 55th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and Related Meetings held here at Sokha Phnom Penh Hotel on Aug. 3.

“If more prisoners are to be executed, we will be forced to rethink about our role vis à vis ASEAN’s Five-point Consensus,” he underlined.

The current situation has changed dramatically, which can be said that is even worse than the time prior to the Five-point Consensus after the execution of four opposition activists, he added.

ASEAN has spent so much time and energy, braved so many difficulties and criticism to help this country and its people find some political solutions, said the Premier.

Source: Agency Kampuchea Press

AKP Phnom Penh, The 55th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) and Related Meetings hosted by Cambodia since July 29, 2022 in Phnom Penh under the theme “We Care, We Prepare, We Prosper” were concluded successfully yesterday, said H.E. Prak Sokhonn, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.

“During the three and a half days this week, we hosted almost 20 meetings and achieved different outcomes which are in line with the core spirit of ASEAN: One Vision, One Identity, One Community,” he said at a press conference here this morning.

The Cambodian top diplomat said before the meetings, Cambodia had expected only three hot stones – Myanmar crisis, South China Sea issue, and Russia-Ukraine War, actually the Taiwan Strait issue has become the fourth hot stone after U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan […], but Cambodia is committed to leading ASEAN under the theme “ASEAN A.C.T.: Addressing Challenges Together” for harmony, peace, and prosperity in the whole region.

After Cambodia, Indonesia will be the next host of the 56th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, Post Ministerial Conferences, 24th ASEAN Plus Three Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, 13th EAS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, and 30th ASEAN Regional Forum in 2023.

Source: Agency Kampuchea Press

AKP Phnom Penh, Cambodia and Pakistan will boost their bilateral cooperation in potential areas such as economy, trade, investment, and tourism.

The information was shared by H.E. Eang Sophalleth, Assistant to Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, following the meeting between the Premier and visiting H.E. Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan, here at the Peace Palace this morning.

According to the assistant, the foreign ministers of Cambodia and Pakistan will discuss more about the issue.

In the courtesy meeting, H.E. Bilawal Bhutto Zardari congratulated Cambodia on the successful hosting of the 55th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (55th AMM) and Related Meetings.

The Pakistani top diplomat also invited Samdech Techo Hun Sen to pay an official visit to Pakistan and requested him to consider opening an embassy in Islamabad.

For his part, Samdech Techo Prime Minister thanked H.E. Bilawal Bhutto Zardari for his participation in the 55th AMM and Related Meetings in Phnom Penh, saying that the meetings took place at a time of great tensions in the region and the world such as the Myanmar crisis, the South China Sea issue, the Russia-Ukraine war, and so on.

The Cambodian Premier accepted the invitation to visit Pakistan and responded positively to the request for consideration for the establishment of the Cambodian embassy in Islamabad.

Samdech Techo Hun Sen also asked H.E. Bilawal Bhutto Zardari to encourage Pakistani investors to study investment opportunities in Cambodia, particularly in the above-said sectors.

Source: Agency Kampuchea Press

AKP Phnom Penh,

Ministry of Information Spokesperson has written an open letter to the clarification of a misleading article by CamboJA and requested their public response. Below is the literal translation of the letter into English.

“As the spokesperson of the Ministry of Information, I would like to send this open letter to CamboJA News and Cambodian Journalists Alliance Association that always self-claim as an independent journalism organisation which respects professional journalism ethics.

In an English article published on Aug. 5, 2022 at 5:40PM on your web page and Facebook under the headline that says ‘UN says press freedom in Cambodia remains severely restricted’ authored by Khuon Narim in the 16th paragraph, it wrote that ‘Information Ministry spokesperson, Meas Sophorn, rejected the OHCHR findings, saying they came only from interviews with anti-government journalists and didn’t reflect the overall reality of the media in the country.’

On this point (the mentioned paragraph), I would like to throw some questions to this news agency:

1. When writing such a phrase which part of the six clarification points that I had made to the press did you quote from, particularly when you mentioned ‘…they came only from interviews with anti-government journalists’ as I did not say that at all?

2. What is the real intention of your team to write an article that distorts the fact like this?

3. When you are distorting the fact like this, how can you claim yourself as an independent, professional press that respects the journalism ethics?

Through this open response, I would like to ask your agency to make clarification to the public and request the public to help judge what kind of news agency it is? I would like to attach my response to CamboJA.”

Source: Agency Kampuchea Press