Day: March 6, 2024

Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC) conducted flight displays of its ARJ21 and C919 commercial aircraft in Cambodia, a part of the Chinese plane maker to lay a foundation for the company’s future exploration of the Southeast Asian market.

The two planes, ARJ21 and C919, landed safely at Phnom Penh International Airport, said H.E Sin Chansereyvutha, Under-Secretary of State at the State Secretariat of Civil Aviation.

The ARJ21 made a demonstration flight, carrying representatives of some airlines and some guests to Siem Reap Angkor International Airport to showcase the flight of the aircraft, he said.

‘The main purpose of these flights is to demonstrate the good performance of aircraft and as a basis for future market expansion in Southeast Asia,’ he underlined.

Showcasing of the two jetliners in Cambodia was part of the COMAC’s demonstration flights in Southeast Asia – Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia and Indonesia.

C919 aircraft, the first jet type trunk liner independently develope
d by China in accordance with international airworthiness standards, has a layout of 158 to 192 seats, and a range of 4,075 to 5,555 kilometres.

For its part, ARJ21 aircraft is the first short-medium range turbofan regional aircraft, having a layout of 78 to 97 seats, and a range of 2,225 to 3,700 kilometres.

With three international airports, Cambodia has a number of airlines including national carrier, budget airlines and regional airlines as the country has opened up its airspace to a number of airlines and routes over the past decade.

Cambodia attracted some 5.43 million international tourists in 2023, a sharp increase of 139 percent from 2.27 million in 2022, according to the Ministry of Tourism.

Source: Agence Kampuchea Presse

The President of the National Assembly of the French Republic highly appreciates the official visit of her Cambodian counterpart in France to join the summit of female parliamentary speakers hosted by the country.

The President of French Parliament, H.E. Ms. Yaël Braun-Pivet, highlighted her impression when receiving the President of Cambodian National Assembly, Samdech Moha Rathsapheathika Thipadei Khuon Sudary, in Paris on Mar. 5.

Samdech Khuon Sudary told H.E. Ms. Yaël Braun-Pivet that she was pleased to see the blossoming relationship and cooperation between the legislative bodies of Cambodia and France.

It will not only benefit the two countries and peoples but also contribute to the multilateral principle, the promotion of dialogue mechanisms, and the maintenance of global peace and social stability, she added.

Samdech Khuon Sudary briefed her French counterpart on the rapid progress of Cambodia’s socio-economy, stressing that the achievement cannot be separated from continuous support from France
in a wide range of sectors since 1991.

She requested H.E. Ms. Yaël Braun-Pivet to further support the training programme for Cambodian legislative officials and encourage more trade and tourists from France to Cambodia.

H.E. Ms. Yaël Braun-Pivet was impressed that the French language is still widely used in Cambodia and requested Samdech Khuon Sudary to further support the French language education among the younger generation.

Samdech Khuon Sudary led her senior delegation for an official visit and participation in the summit from Mar. 2 to 11, and the gathering aims to promote and advocate for the rights and interests of women and girls globally.

Source: Agence Kampuchea Presse

Australian Prime Minister H.E. Anthony Albanese on Mar. 6 reaffirmed Australia’s commitment to further work with ASEAN.

‘Australia is fully committed to cooperating with you within the framework of ASEAN and through crucial bodies like the East Asia Summit and APEC. I hope you leave Australia with a deeper understanding of Australia’s commitment to our region and our optimism for its future,’ according to H.E. Anthony Albanese’s speech released after co-chairing the Plenary Session of the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of ASEAN-Australia Dialogue Relations.

‘Our understanding that more than any other part of the world – South East Asia is where Australia’s destiny lies. This is why we will continue to support your ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific and ensure the stability and peace of our region,’ he underlined.

H.E. Anthony Albanese said today’s summit has four key themes which will shape the ASEAN-Australia partnership for the future: trade and investment, climate and
clean energy transition, maritime cooperation, and emerging leadership.

These four themes are also reflected throughout the Melbourne Declaration which we will be adopting later today, he added.

‘This is the breadth of the agenda. The shared prosperity Australia and ASEAN can achieve through closer trade and investment; the shared opportunity we have to act on climate and embrace clean energy, the shared responsibility we have to deepen our maritime cooperation and our shared faith in our emerging leaders.’

‘And the engagement we have had, leading into this Summit, across these four themes – from business, academia, civil society and government – show how much potential there is for even stronger partnership between Australia and ASEAN,’ said H.E. Anthony Albanese.

Source: Agence Kampuchea Presse

Cambodia has requested the Parliamentary Assembly of La Francophonie (APF) to support some priority sectors in the Kingdom such as health, human resource training in French at the National Assembly (NA), and reform for digital parliament.

The request was made by Samdech Moha Rathsapheathika Thipadei Khuon Sudary, President of Cambodian NA, while she was meeting with H.E. Bruno Fuchs, Delegate General of APF on Mar. 5 in Paris, France.

Samdech Khuon Sudary further underscored the significance of bilateral and multilateral cooperation in the APF framework in boosting parliamentary diplomacy for peace and sustainable development, gender equality, women empowerment, cultural sector, and attention to tackle climate change, and more.

The Cambodian NA president fully supported APF Strategic Plan 2023-2030 focusing on parliamentary diplomacy strengthening, mutual sovereignty respect, independence and cooperation enhancement, and legal harmonisation.

She affirmed Cambodia’s readiness to act as a springboard for F
rench language and culture in Southeast Asia by supporting the suggestion of Prime Minister of Cambodia, Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet, to establish a French Language and Culture Centre for Southeast Asia in Cambodia as the Premier has chosen France as his first European country for his official visit after taking office in August 2023.

For his part, H.E. Bruno Fuchs mentioned that Cambodia was an important French-speaking country for APF in Southeast Asia, and an active APF member which he wished to see more cooperation. He also expressed the APF’s firm support to Cambodia’s candidacy to host the Francophonie Summit in 2026.

H.E. Bruno Fuchs added that APF and Cambodia would further work together on similar challenges other APF member countries are facing like women issues, climate change, food and medicine waste, and so on.

Cambodia’s NA is one of the 87 members of Parliamentary Assembly of La Francophonie founded in Luxembourg in 1967.

Samdech Khuon Sudary left Cambodia on Mar. 2 for France to
pay an official visit and attend the summit of first female speakers of parliament until Mar. 11, 2024, at the invitation of H.E. Ms. Yaël Braun-Privet, President of French NA.

Source: Agence Kampuchea Presse

The Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) has invited the Mine Advisory Group (MAG) to provide its inputs for the revision of the Oslo Action Plan 2019 and the development of Siem Reap Angkor Action Plan.

Senior Minister and First Vice President of CMAA, H.E. Ly Thuch, made the request when meeting with Mr. Gregory Crowther, MAG Programme Director, in Switzerland on Mar. 4.

The inputs will be useful for issues such as unprocessed mines, mine-free goal 2025, mine awareness and education, and gender perspectives and environmental safeguards in demining activities, said the senior minister.

The two sides also agreed on more dialogues with other development partners for common understanding to achieve the shared objectives and goals.

H.E. Ly Thuch thanked MAG for its contribution to mine clearance and humanitarian action in Cambodia since 1992, with the aims of saving lives and providing safe land to the local people.

The Royal Government of Cambodia will continue cooperating with MAG
as a strategic partner for Cambodia’s mine clearance sector, he added.

Source: Agence Kampuchea Presse