Speech at the National Parliament of Timor-Leste on On “Cambodia – Timor-Leste Relations and the Application of Timor-Leste for ASEAN Membership”

Her Excellency Mrs. Maria Fernanda Lay, President of the National Parliament of Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen! [Start Elaboration 1] … [End Elaboration 1] I am indeed very pleased to be officially visiting the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste for the second time. My first official visit was in 2016 when I was…

Lecture of Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, The President of the Senate of the Kingdom of Cambodia on the Topic: “Cambodia and ASEAN, ASEAN and the World”

His Excellency, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, the Secretary-General of ASEAN, Excellencies, the Permanent Representatives to ASEAN and Ambassador of Timor-Leste, Excellencies, Ambassadors of ASEAN Dialogue Partners and other partner Countries, Excellencies, Ladies, and Gentlemen! Today, I am truly delighted to visit the ASEAN Secretariat and deliver a lecture on ASEAN in my capacity as a…

Remarks by Samdech Techo Hun Sen at the 25th World Knowledge Forum under the Topic: The Road to Coexistence and Prosperity in ASEAN

Dr. CHANG Dae-whan, Chairman of the Maekyung Media Group and Founder of the World Knowledge Forum, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen!             First and foremost, I would like to extend my congratulations to the World Knowledge Forum on its 25th anniversary under the wise leadership of the founder, Dr. CHANG Dae-whan. This forum always brings together…

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…

Selected Excerpts from Samdech Techo Hun Sen’s impromptu speech at the graduation ceremony for students of the Royal University of Law and Economics (RULE) [Unofficial Translation]

(1) Human resource development reaches a point of pride […] We have focused on training human resources as a priority for the sake of responding to our effort to build the country. I have stated that we started with “those who know more, teach those who know less, and those who know less, teach those…

Excerpts from Samdech Techo Hun Sen’s Conversation with Athletes, Coaches and Sports Team Leaders before Participating in the 12th ASEAN Para Games [Unofficial Translation]

(1) Chairing the Paralympic Games to encourage people with disabilities I accept this role (as chairman) because I wanted to encourage and provide commitment for all people with disabilities. We are partially physically disabled, but we are not mentally disabled. I still consider myself a cripple, but I can do anything, including being the longest-serving…