Remarks at the 8th CLMV SUMMIT, theme: “Seize Opportunity, Shape the Future: Opportunities and Challenges to CLMV’s Economic Development and CLMV Cooperation for Greater Economic Competitiveness and Regional Integration”

Your Excellencies, Leaders of CLMV Member Countries Excellency Secretary-General of ASEAN Excellency Under-Secretary General of the UN and Executive Secretary of ESCAP Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Once again, I have great pleasure to further attend this 8th CLMV Summit. I would like to take this opportunity to reiterate the important role played by the CLMV…

Selected Impromptu Comments at the Graduation and Diploma Presenting Ceremony of the Panha Chiet University [Unofficial Translation]

Human Resource for Cambodia’s Development Today I have a great pleasure to join with all of 1,362 graduates of the Panha Chiet University. I would take this opportune moment to express my sincere appreciation and thanks for every efforts made by professors and management of the University. The Chairman of the University board, Mr. Run…

Selected Impromptu Comments at the Inauguration of the 100th Factory Presence in the Sihanoukville Special Economic Zone [Unofficial Translation]

Going Shenzhen’s Way I have a great pleasure to return once again to this Special Economic Zone (in the province of Preah Sihanouk) to celebrate the presence of its 100th factory investment. In February 2008, eight years ago, we did not have anything here. Today, we have up to 100 factories/enterprises, which provide jobs for…

Speech and Selected Impromptu Comments at the Opening Ceremony of the National Conference on Development of Microfinance in Cambodia

Samdech, Excellencies, Lok Oknha, Ladies and Gentlemen, All participants Today, I am very pleased to participate in the opening of the “Nation Conference on the Development of Microfinance in Cambodia”. It has been exactly 10 years since we organized the first national conference on microfinance development on 11-13 January 2006, in which we declared 2006 the…