Phnom Penh,November 22 (AseanAll) — President of the Cambodian Ruling Party——Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) Hun Sen reaffirmed on November 21,2024 that his party is ready to contribute to the peace in the world.
Speaking at the 42nd Meeting of the ICAPP Standing Committee, Hun Sen, also Honorary President of the 12th International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP) General Assembly, said CPP is honoured to host the 12th ICAPP General Assembly for the second time under the theme “A Quest for Peace and Reconciliation,” which is very important in the current world situation that is facing geopolitical, geo-economic and security challenges.
The 12th ICAPP General Assembly will bring together the political parties of the ICAPP family and relevant stakeholders to advance efforts to promote peace and reconciliation through some mechanisms, including the conflict prevention, peacebuilding and good coordination, transitional justice, post-conflict reconstruction and response to humanitarian and disaster issues, and food security and sustainable development in response to climate change.
Hun Sen expressed his hope that all participants will further promote dialogue and connectivity between people and people from different regions of the world, which will contribute to enhancing the role and solidarity of political parties and relevant stakeholders in building peace, promoting reconciliation and sustainable development.
As a leading party in ICAPP, he said, CPP supported the expansion of ICAPP’s cooperation partners, especially through the Asian Cultural Council, which is an important means of connecting different cultural corridors between ICAPP political parties, as well as United Nations institutions such as UNESCO.
Hun Sen also shared some CPP’s efforts for youth and women by telling the meeting that CPP also attached its great importance to the ICAPP Youth Forum and ICAPP Women’s Forum and professional press freedom, by convening the 7th ICAPP Press Forum under the theme “Combating Fake News in the Digital Context to Maintain Peace” to raise awareness of the use of digital information systems to connect cooperation between political parties and combat fake news, which is a common concern of the world today.
Besides, the CPP president took the opportunity to share his views, experiences, and leadership achievements over the past half century, with sacrifice of his life as an asset in liberating Cambodia from the Khmer Rouge’s killing regime, rebuilding the country from a state of near-zero, negotiating peace, ending the civil war, and bringing about the longest peace in Cambodia in over 500 years.
Hun Sen said that the current political situation in Cambodia is favorable, which is conducive to development in all sectors and improving the people’s livelihood.
In this context, the Royal Government of Cambodia led by CPP has promoted national unity and solidarity, protected the country’s governance system based on the principles of democracy and constitution.