Prak Sokhonn, Deputy Prime Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation amplified the country’s intention to organise an event for Women in Peace and Security on the sidelines of ASEM13.
This is in response to Senator Marise Payne’s announcement earlier in promoting cooperation on women affairs, the Deputy Prime Minister highlighted Cambodia’s intention to organise an event on Women in Peace and Security (WPS) on the sidelines of the 13th Asia-Europe Summit (ASEM13) and other possible cooperation on women empowerment,” said a press release of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation on the outcome of a telephone conversation today with Senator Payne, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Women of Australia, issued this evening.
Both Ministers expressed gratitude for mutual assistance extended to their respective nationals during the outbreak of the COVID-19 and discussed how multilateralism can be utilised to garner solidarity and cooperation in the fight against the pandemic, it added.
Mr Sokhonn also extended the kingdom’s appreciation for Australia’s financial and technical assistance in health sector in combatting COVID-19 outbreak and agreed to further enhance cooperation between ASEAN and Australia on the COVID-19 response and recovery mechanisms, pointed out the same source.
Recalling their last meeting in September last year in New York, H.E. Deputy Prime Minister reassured his counterpart of Cambodia’s Constitutional principle prohibiting the presence of any foreign military base within its sovereign territory.
Source: https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50732087/cambodia-to-organise-an-event-on-women-in-peace-and-security/
