Cambodia - Cambodia seeks support for 2012 Asean chairmanship

Phnom Penh (Rasmei Kampuchea/ANN) - Cambodia Prime Minister Hun Sen called upon Asean member-states and development partners to provide support for Cambodia during its Asean chairmanship, said a government official Sunday.

"The request was made in Prime Minister Hun Sen's address during the handover of Asean Chairmanship for 2011," added the official.

The official quoted Hun Sen as saying that "Cambodia is strongly committed to assuming Asean chairmanship in order to continue working towards the realisation of the Asean community".

During her chairmanship, Cambodia will focus on six priorities which are as follows:

-First, Continue to intensify efforts aimed at building a rule-based, people-oriented and fully integrated Asean Community;

-Second, Work to ensure concrete achievement of the milestones as prescribed in the Roadmap for an Asean Community 2009-2015;

-Third, Ensure progress in the implementation of the IAI (Initiative for Asean Integration) Work Plan II (2009-2015);

-Fourth, Continue to promote the implementation of the milestones set in the Blueprints for the establishment of the three Communities;

-Fifth, Promote collective efforts in the spirit of unity and solidarity in order to realize the Asean Community by 2015;

-Sixth, Further enhance cooperation and strengthen partnership with Asean Dialogue Partners and other regional groupings.

The official said that given all of these priorities, the Prime Minister called upon all Asean Member-States and Dialogue Partners to extend their close cooperation and to provide support for Cambodia during her Asean Chairmanship in order to secure further success for Asean in the forthcoming 2012.

Asean is committed to realising the Asean community by 2015.

The News Desk in Phnom Penh/Rasmei Kampuchea | ANN

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