Cambodian PM to Participate in the Opening of UN-ESCAP’s 80th Session Next Week


Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, will deliver a special address at the high-level opening of the eightieth session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) next week.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, at the invitation of H.E. Dr. Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of the ESCAP, Samdech Thipadei Prime Minister will deliver a special address at the high-level opening of the eightieth session of the Commission to be held in Bangkok on April 22, 2024.

Accompanying Samdech Thipadei, will be H.E. Sok Chenda Sophea, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Ly Thuch, Senior Minister and President of the National Committee for ESCAP, and H.E. Chea Vandeth, Minister of Post and Telecommunications, along with key government officials.

Under the theme “Leveraging digital innovation for
sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific”, the annual session will deliberate about the potential of digital technology and ways to strengthen regional cooperation in addressing emerging global challenges and accelerate the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.

Source: Agence Kampuchea Presse