Selected excerpts from the impromptu speech of Samdech Techo Hun Sen at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Phnom Penh-Bavet Expressway [Unofficial Translation]
(1) The ASEAN Highway Ho Chi Minh/Phnom Penh/Bangkok becomes a reality Seeing the importance of the expressway, we started negotiations with our Chinese friend, the Chinese Road and Bridge Corporation, which has implemented the Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway project, to study the expressway project of connecting Phnom Penh with Bavet town, linking up with the expressway…