25 November 2020

Opening Remarks by H.E. Dr. Sok Siphana the ACMECS Senior Officials’ Meeting, Bangkok, Thailand, 29 July 2019

Opening Remarks by H.E. Dr. Sok Siphana

Senior Adviser to the Royal Government of Cambodia

and Cambodia’s ACMECS SOM Leader

at the ACMECS Senior Officials’ Meeting

  Bangkok, 29 July 2019, Thailand

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– Her Excellency Vilawan Mangklatanakul, Director General of the Department of International Economic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand

– Dear Friends and Colleagues of the ACMECS countries

– Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,

 

1.               It is my pleasure to have the opportunity to co-chair with Her Excellency Vilawan at this important meeting today in Bangkok. Taking this opportunity, I would like to extend my sincere appreciation to my co-chair, the Government of Thailand, for the warm welcome and excellent hospitality accorded to Cambodia and the ACMECS delegations as well as for the excellent arrangement of this meeting.

2.               I would like to express my sincere appreciation to all ACMECS member countries for the substantive outcomes of our meetings in Siem Reap last month, which I believe have pushed forward the ACMCES cooperation toward achieving the tasks assigned by our six Leaders in June last year. We have deliberated and made great inroads on three important substantive documents: (1) the engagement with Development Partners; (2) the progress of the Establishment of ACMECS Development Fund; and (3) the Working Mechanism of the ACMECS 3 Coordinating Committees.

3.               Capitalizing from this synergetic spirit of cooperation, flexibility, mutual trust and understanding, and the strong bond of partnership among ACMECS member countries and with the development partners, I am confident that we will deliver tangible and concrete outcomes for the upcoming ACMECS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, which in its turn ensure the ultimate success at the next ACMECS Summit next year.

4.               I believe that our meeting today will provide a good opportunity for us to exchange views on how to further operationalize the ACMECS mechanism, and to effectively garner the necessary support from development partners and stakeholders in the ACMECS development projects. 

5.               Last but not least, let me reiterate Cambodia’s commitment as much as my personal commitment to reinforce the ACMECS mechanism so that it can bring about positive changes to the ACMECS sub-region for mutual benefits and prosperity of our peoples.

 

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Closing Remarks by H.E. Dr. Sok Siphana

Senior Advisor to Royal Government of Cambodia

at the ACMECS Senior Officials’ Meeting

   29 July 2019, at 09.00 – 10.00 hrs.

At Centara Grand & Bangkok Convention Centre

at Central World, Bangkok, Thailand  

 

Madam Co-Chair, Dear Colleagues,

Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,

 

I am delighted that our meetings have come to a successful conclusion this morning. I am more than satisfied with what we have accomplished in term of advancing our cooperation in the spirit of friendship and mutual understanding. I would like to thank my Co-Chair for her splendid co-chairmanship and sincere appreciation to other ACMECS colleagues for your insightful comments throughout our deliberations.

 

The meeting, though not as long as the traditional SOM meetings, has been highly efficient and conducted in a friendly atmosphere. I must say that there are many tasks that lie ahead of us. It is imperative that we further strengthen our consultation and coordination among us, for a few but crucial reasons: 1) promote the brand/identity of ACMECS; and 2) build a dialogue platform between ACMECS member countries and potential development partners. We should keep in mind in the process to aspire to the spirit of equality, inclusiveness and pragmatism so that our efforts will truly deliver tangible outcomes for our respective people and our region.

  

 Finally, allow me to declare the closing of the meetings of the ACMECS Senior Official Meeting and wish you all, Madam Co-Chair, Dear Colleagues, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, good health and great success in your endeavors.

 

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Closing Remarks by H.E. Dr. Sok Siphana

Senior Advisor to Royal Government of Cambodia

at the ACMECS Inaugural Senior Officials’ Meeting with DPs

29 July 2019, at 10.15 – 10.45 hrs.

At Centara Grand & Bangkok Convention Centre

at Central World, Bangkok, Thailand

Madam Co-Chair, Dear Colleagues,

Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,

 

First of all, I would like to express my profound thanks to ACMECS’ DP for providing relevant and important recommendations to ACMECS. In my humble view, these important inputs will contribute to realizing our policy objectives and vision, which is all about strengthening cooperation and deepening our integration for growth, development and prosperity for the whole region. Cambodia, as the current Chair, highly appreciates with the recommendations.

In fact, all these recommendations are in line with the strategic plans of ACMECS which have been formulated. More importantly, they are supportive of our ACMECS Master Plan 2019-2023 and complementing with the activities that each ACMECS country is implementing. I am pleased to see the focus on promoting digital connectivity, trade facilitation and investment as well as promoting capacity building in business sector such as SMEs. All these will help reducing the development gap and improve connectivity between ACMECS countries, and enhance their competitiveness and integration into the regional value chain.

May I take this opportunity to close our fruitful discussions, while expressing my sincere appreciation to Madam Co-Chair, our ACMECS colleagues, especially to our Development Partner for bringing a very constructive contribution, thus paving the way for an efficient and effective partnership that will engage us toward the successful implementation of ACMECS Master Plan. 

Finally, allow me to wish you all, Madam Co-Chair, Dear Colleagues, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, good health and great success in your endeavors.

 

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