Phnom Penh (FN), Nov. 16 – Cambodian president of Senate Say Chhum shared three views at 11th Asia-Europe Parliamentary Partnership Meeting (ASEP) under the theme “Strengthening parliamentary partnership for peace and sustainable development in the Era of COVID19 and beyond”, held virtually on Tuesday.
“We, as the representatives of voters and representing 60% of the world population, have the obligation to deliberate and make recommendations on the basis of open cooperation and mutual respect for common interests of Asia-Europe and the world,” he added.
The president believed that the meeting will exchange ideas that uphold the value of multilateralism in order to deliver constructive messages to the ASEM Heads of State and Government who will be gathering on 25th-26th November and all relevant stakeholders about common concerns on current and future challenges as well as aspiration and political will to overcome the catastrophe from the pandemic and to achieve a resilient and inclusive economic recovery quickly.
In this regard, president Say Chhum shared three views as follows:
“First, in addressing confrontations and tensions on trade, geopolitics and armed conflicts, I would like to encourage all parties to promote peaceful dialogues with respect for international law, sovereignty, independence and non-interference in domestic affairs so as to seek a win-win solution, national unity and global unity.”
“Second, we all, especially large economy countries, the World Health Organization (WHO), the COVAX mechanism and all relevant partners should further enhance our best efforts to mobilize financial resources and vaccines to swiftly support countries that are not able to afford the vaccine costs or that face challenges in procuring the vaccines regardless of races, religions and political tendencies. As we cannot foresee the end of the pandemic and future economic implications, we also need to be better prepared with strategies and policies for preventing other emerging infectious diseases and ensuring economic sustainability.”
“Third, we need to reinvigorate the principles of globalization, multilateralism, liberalization, trade and investment, rather than retreating from them. We need to promote the rules-based trading system and improve global supply chains without disruptions to ensure an inclusive and sustainable post-COVID-19 recovery. Most importantly, we need to put the people at the center of our recovery plans. We, therefore, need to allocate more resources on social protection which should not be viewed as the investment at the expense of our prosperity, but the investment on the people and our future as it helps build stronger regional economies. We also need to help facilitate the adaptation of the people to the new normal through re-skilling, up-skilling and the adoption of innovative technologies.”
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