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Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said that his party’s policies do not charge tax on farmers’ land, speaking in a meeting with approximately 1,000 Cambodian studying and living in EU during his trip to Brussels for the 12th ASEM Summit on Friday night.
The premier also took the opportunity to taunt former opposition groups for lying both vendors and farmers.
“The oppositions pledge to vendors to the decrease rice price and pledge to farmers to increase the price,” according to Prime Minister Hun...Read More
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Over 50 countries in the 12th Asia-Europe Meeting summit (ASEM12) in Brussels, Belgium, have supported Cambodia to host the 13th Asia-Europe Summit in 2020, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen informed Cambodian people living and studying in Belgium on Friday night.
Prime Minister Hun Sen said that the summit does not mention any concerns over Cambodia, but support the Kingdom to host the 13th ASEM Summit.
The premier taunted that hosting the summit is not expected to receive any applause from the opposition, for...Read More
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Head of the Royal Government of Cambodia Samdech Techo Hun Sen clarified that the EU’s decision to set in motion the formal procedure for the temporary withdrawal of the Everything But Arms (EBA) preferences for Cambodia is being used as a psychological warfare to attack the Royal Government of Cambodia.
“Nothing has been affected so far,” he reassured, speaking in meeting with approximately 1,000 Cambodians living and studying in Belgium on Friday night.
Cambodia will soon lose EBA schemes when her economy reached...Read More
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Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said that Russia will continue to provide assistance for development in Cambodia from 2019 onwards and that Cambodian’s debt to Russia will be transformed to investment in Cambodia, speaking in a meeting with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on 18 October 2018 in Brussels, Belgium, on the occasion of the 12th ASEM Summit.
Russian premier informed his Cambodian counterpart that in addition to providing technical assistance on the restoration of Khmer-Soviet Friendship Hospital, Russia would like to...Read More
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Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang said China always supports Cambodia’s roles in organizing meetings, including the hosting of the 13th Asia-Europe Meeting Summit in 2020, speaking in a meeting with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on 18 October 2018 in Brussels, Belgium on the occasion of the 12th ASEM Summit.
Prime Minister Hun Sen also invited his Chinese counterpart to attend the 13th ASEM Summit to be held in Cambodia by 2020.
Prime minister Hun Sen and Li Keqiang also discussed bilateral and...Read More
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Prime Minister Hun Sen informed that he will propose to be the Chair of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit if Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) wins the next election in 2023, addressing to nearly 1,000 Cambodians living and studying in EU on 19 October 2018.
Cambodia will chair the 13th Asia-Europe Summit in 2020, and the ASEAN Summit for the third time in 2022.
“I am the Chairman of the 13th ASEM Summit in this mandate and I can be the chair of NAM...Read More
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The Asia-Europe leaders approved Cambodia for the first time to host the 13th Asia-Europe Summit in 2020.
The decision was made at the 12th Asia-Europe Summit in Brussels, Belgium, on 19 October 2018.
Prime Minister Hun Sen said that Cambodia is committed to ensure the successful holding of the 13th ASEM Summit. As the chair, Cambodia pledged to strengthen close and mutual beneficial partnerships among member countries to contribute to the promotion of peace and security, and to achieve 2030 Agenda for Sustainable...Read More
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At the invitation of H.E. Dr. Mukhisa Kituyi, Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Samdech Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, will lead a high-level delegation to attend the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) 2018 World Investment Forum (WIF) from 22 to 24 October 2018 in Geneva, Switzerland, under the overall theme “Investing in Sustainable Development”, according to the ministry of foreign affairs’ press release dated on Friday.
Prime Minister will...Read More
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Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen welcomed the ASEAN-EU Business Council’s statement.
The statement is true and reflects real situation in Cambodia, the premier said while receiving a courtesy call from representative of the ASEAN-EU Business Council on Thursday in Brussels.
In the worst scenario, the premier said that if EBA was withdrawn, Cambodian will continue to export, but with taxes increased. He added that Cambodia will not have any measures to impose on European companies; the delegation just wants to tell EU the...Read More
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Speaking to representative of the ASEAN-EU Business Council for Southeast Asia on Thursday in Brussels, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said that if EU really withdraws EBA schemes from Cambodia, EU’s democratic countries will commit the third mistake against Cambodia.
“The first mistake was supporting coup in Cambodia during 1970s; the second was supporting Khmer Rouge for one decade, particularly supporting the Khmer Rouge to occupy the UN seat; and the third, even the EU just decided to set in motion the...Read More
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Representative of the ASEAN-EU Business Council for Southeast Asia claimed that Cambodia has the most favorable investment climate compared to other ASEAN countries, speaking in a courtesy call with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Thursday in Brussels.
The ASEAN-EU Business Council’s representative reassured the premier that his investment groups will continue to invest in the investment-friendly Cambodia with over 50% support to collaborate on trade.
Prime Minister expressed his appreciation for the statement of the ASEAN-EU Business Council, and urged the European...Read More
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Gabriela Cuevas Barron, President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), applauded the achievements that Cambodia has made, especially the successful results of the 2018 Cambodian elections which reflected genuine democracy.
The congratulation was conveyed when Khuon Sodary, second vice-president of Cambodian National Assembly, paid a courtesy call on Gabriela Cuevas Barron.
Sodary explained IPU president the electoral process and human right status in Cambodia which are contrary to the manipulated news deliberated by the ill-intended groups to devastate the growing kingdom with an annual...Read More
