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…

Excerpts from the Inaugural Speech of Samdech Techo Hun Sen on the official Operation of National Road 21 [unofficial Translation]

Despite the Delay in Inauguration, People Already Benefited Today, we are very happy to inaugurate jointly National Road 21, which connects the provincial town of Kandal to the Vietnamese border Chrey Thom. The program originally scheduled to take place in March 2021, but because of the February 20 (Covid-19 community outbreak) event, we postponed the…

Speech Excerpts from the Groundbreaking Ceremony for Quality Improvement of National Road 48 Project (Credit, EDCF, Economic Development Cooperation Fund of the Republic of Korea) [Unofficial Translation]

New Year Groundbreaking Quality Improvement of National Road 48 HE Park Heung-Kyeong, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Korea in the Kingdom of Cambodia, Samdech, Excellencies, Lok Chumteavs, Ladies and Gentlemen, Compatriots, Officers, lieutenants, soldiers as well as units are invited to participate in this occasion! Today is the third day that we…

Video Message in “ World Rally of Hope: Building and Renewing Our Nations in the Post-Covid-19 World: Interdependence, Mutual Prosperity and Universal Values” Virtual Summit

Excellencies, Distinguished Leaders Her Excellency Hak Ja Han Moon, Co-Founder of Universal Peace Federation Hon. Jose de Venecia, Co-Chairman of ICAPP Dr. Thomas G. Walsh, President of Universal Peace Federation Excellencies, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen!   Today, I have a great honor and pleasure to address to Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen at the Virtual…

Selected Impromptu Comments at the Ground-breaking Ceremony to Rebuild National Roads 2 & 22 [Unofficial Translation]

• … in 1987 or 33 years ago, I proclaimed four priorities for investment – water/irrigation, road, electricity/power, and human resource […] in 1993, up to the present, we have changed its order to focus as number one on human resource training […] the four priorities have been fundamentally correct for the past 33 years, and, I think, will be so for the next 33 or even 100 years […]

• … according to the study, the (Jroy Jangva-Svay Jrum) bridge would cost anywhere between 40 to 50 million USD […] in between 2019 through to 2023, (Republic of) Korea has package of 700 million USD for Cambodia […]

• … governor of Preah Sihanouk province Kuoch Chamroeun filed a report about a Dutch tourist, on a visiting cruise ship, being quarantined for high temperature […] we are waiting for results from the lab to certify if he is or is not infected with novel coronavirus. If he is, he would have to stay for treatment in Cambodia until he fully recovered […]

• As in weeks to come, some factories may close down because supplies from China would not be coming on time, please do not link this matter to economic sanction from the European Commission. Whether the sanction happens or not […] it will be in August […]

• … on the forthcoming 14 March 2020, there will be the ASEAN-US Summit in Las Vegas. Let me inform Cambodians in America that I will be arriving in Las Vegas on 12 March. I may have time for golf on 13 March […] on 14 March, it will be the Summit. On 15 March, I will meet with Cambodians before I will be leaving on 16 March. I think I will meet with the US President Donald Trump […]

Samdech Techo Hun Sen, Groundbreaking Ceremony for Improvement Project of the NR 2 and NR 22, 11 February 2020