Phnom Penh (FN), Jul. 14 – Cambodian foreign affairs minister Prak Sokhonn said that without true multilateralism, the world will not overcome present and future pandemics.

His statement was made in at the Mid-term Ministerial Conference of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) on "Non-Aligned Movement at the center of multilateral efforts in responding to global challenges" held online on 13-14 July 2021.

“For Cambodia, it is only within the framework of genuine multilateralism that the international community will be able to meet these major challenges. Merely invoking multilateralism for its own sake without recognizing the plurality of our world is just lip servicing.”

“True multilateralism means accepting the differences and turning rivalries into peaceful and honest competition. Without it, we will not overcome present and future pandemics, we will not slow down climatic and ecological upheavals and we will not master new technologies in the context of the rivalries we are experiencing today.”

Read full statement below.
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