Phnom Penh (FN), Jun. 28 – Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen, in his capacity as the president of Cambodian’s People Party (CPP) said that with the correct and wise leadership, the active participation of the people and all forces in society as well as the support of the international community, Cambodia has been able to effectively manage and resolve the COVID19 crisis.

The premier spoke in the 71st anniversary of the founding of the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) on Tuesday (Jun 28).

“For more than two years, the COVID19 outbreak has had a devastating effect on the entire world. No country could escape and the Kingdom of Cambodia has been severely affected too. However, with the correct and wise leadership, the active participation of the people and all forces in society, as well as the support of the international community, we have been able to manage and resolve this crisis, and to protect the lives of the people from falling into the abyss of death, while maintaining economic and livelihood balance and creating favorable conditions for us to be able to reopen the country in all areas from the end of 2021,” the premier underlined.

“It is in this statement that today we can safely celebrate the Party's 71st anniversary in the precincts of the January 7 Palace. We firmly believe that we will be able to overcome the economic and social consequences of the COVID19, even though the disease has not yet disappeared from the face of the earth,” the premier continued.

Samdech added, in fact, Cambodia's economic achievements has returned to positive growth and is expected to improve further in 2022 and 2023. However, in order to continue to win over the epidemic of COVID19, may our people continue to protect yourself according to the safety measures set by the Royal Government and the Ministry of Health, and especially everyone goes for the third dose, the fourth dose and even the fifth dose of COVID19 vaccinations.

On this occasion, on behalf of the Cambodian people, Samdech expressed his deep gratitude to countries who are friends and development partners, and international organizations for their generous contributions to support the legitimate cause of the Cambodian people and continue to strengthen good and fruitful cooperation with the kingdom, which is an indispensable contribution to the country's peace, democracy and development.

To date (Jun 28), Cambodia has confirmed 136,262 cases of COVID19 with 133,206 recoveries and 3,056 deaths.
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