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At the invitation of Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister of Thailand and Chair of ASEAN, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen will lead a high-level delegation to attend the 34th ASEAN Summit from 22-23 June 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand, according to foreign affairs’ press release dated Wednesday.
Prime Minister will be accompanied by Prak Sokhonn, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation; Pan Sorasak, Minister of Commerce; Hang Chuon Naron, Minister of Education, Youth and Sports; as well as a...Read More
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Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and H.E. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of the Republic of Turkey, pledged to promote Cambodia-Turkey trade worth to USD 1 billion, speaking in the bilateral meeting on 15 June on the sideline of the 5th Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in the Republic of Tajikistan from 13-15 June 2019.
The president pledged to promote businesses and invest on Cambodia’s prioritized sectors, particularly infrastructure, and promote tourism through direct flights.
Last year,...Read More
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While Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen attending the 5th Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in the Republic of Tajikistan from 13-15 June 2019, he paid a courtesy call on Emomali Rahmon, President of Tajikistan on 15 June.
Prime Minister Hun Sen said that Cambodia and Tajikistan have signed diplomatic relations since 1995, yet the cooperation is stagnant.
Today, both sides agreed on three initiatives to strengthen the relations and cooperation, including:
(1) Sending ambassadors to both...Read More
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Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen thanked Hungary for supporting the kingdom to maintain EU’s Everything But Arms preferential trade scheme in a just manner, speaking in a courtesy call on Hungarian President Janos Ader on 14 June.
“Prime Minister Hun Sen thanks Hungary for its support. All the kingdom wants is justice,” delegate minister Kao Kim Hourn quoted the premier.
The president thanks Cambodian premier for the first official visit, stating that the visit contributes to strengthening Cambodia-Hungary relations.
Both also...Read More
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Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán agreed to re-open the embassy in 2021, marking the 65th anniversary of Cambodia-Hungary diplomatic relations.
The agreement was reached at the bilateral meeting between the two premiers on 13 June 2019 in Hungary’s capital Budapest.
Cambodia and Hungary established diplomatic ties on 20 September 1956 but was interrupted Phnom Penh fell into Khmer Rouge regime in 1975.
Prime Minister Hun Sen said that although the two countries had previously closed...Read More
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Cambodia-Hungary sign three key documents to strengthen comprehensive cooperation between the two countries.
Three agreements are as follows (a) Agreement between the Royal Government of Cambodia and the Government of Hungary on Economic Cooperation; (b) Education Exchange Program between the Cambodian Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport and the Ministry of Human Resources of Hungary for 2020-2022; and (c) a Memorandum of Understanding Human Resource Development Cooperation between Cambodian National Institute of Tourism and the University of Milton Friedman University in...Read More
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Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, accompanied by Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn, Minister of Commerce Pan Sorasak, and other senior government officials, will be on an official visit to the Republic of Hungary and attend the 5th Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA), the Republic of Tajikistan from 13-15 June 2019, according to the ministry’s press release dated Monday.
1. Official visit to Hungary: Agreement on Economic Cooperation and the Exchange of Education...Read More
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Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen announced that Cambodia does not have patriot nor treacherous noodle, minister of information Khieu Kanharith quoted the premier at the cabinet meeting this morning, June 7.
Eating noodle and discussing political matters have spread from one village to another in the country, prompting the courts to summon many of the former opposition members for violating Supreme Court’s verdicts that banned all political activities of the dissolved opposition.
Reverting attention from the opposition’s gathering, Strongman Hun Sen...Read More
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Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen announced that the Supreme Council for Consultations (SCC) is available only in this mandate.
SCC – a consultation forum between the government and political parties – will be dissolved in the next mandate, the premier confirmed Friday at the cabinet meeting this morning, June 7.
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Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen advised Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong that as one of the ASEAN leaders, he should caress the relationship between the government and the government as well as the people and the people of the ASEAN member states.
“We should caress the relations between governments and governments and people-to-people ties among ASEAN nations,” government spokesman Phay Siphan quoted the premier’s statement at the cabinet meeting this Friday morning, June 7.
The premier’s reaction was made following...Read More
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Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly reacted to the statement of H.E. Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore, dated 31 May 2019, expressing his condolences on the passing of General Prem Tinsulanonda.
Lee said “His [General Prem] time as PM coincided with the ASEAN members (then five of us) coming together to oppose Vietnam’s invasion of Cambodia and the Cambodian government that replaced the Khmer Rouge…”
The kingdom’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on Friday, considered Lee’s statement reflects Singapore’s position...Read More
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In response to the criticisms on the kingdom’s deficient healthcare system, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen appealed for improved medical professionalism and competency that are recognized by the Ministry of Health, speaking Thursday at the graduation ceremony on Puthisastra University which well-known for health sciences.
“We should draw attention on health and medical science. They are matters of lives that require orientations, trainings, and recognitions from health ministry,” the Premier stated.
The premier also appealed for state and private universities to...Read More
