Cambodia to prioritise ASEAN in foreign policy: Media
Cambodia’s state-owned news agency Agence Kampuchea Presse (AKP) recently published an article, forecasting the foreign policy of the Royal Government for the seventh term under the leadership of new Prime Minister Hun Manet.
Phnom Penh (VNA) – Cambodia’s state-owned news agency AgenceKa♑mpuchea Presse (AKP) recently published an article,forecasting the foreign policy of the Royal Government for the seventh termunder the leadership of new Prime Minister Hun Manet.
The article highlighted that the Association ofSoutheast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a top priority in Cambodia's foreign policy.In addition, Cambodia also aims to promote efforts to build the ASEAN Communityand further expand relations with external partners, in order to maintainpeace, stability, and prosperity in and outside the region. Besides, before officially taking office, on hissocial network account, Dr. Hun Manet once mentioned and affirmed that Cambodianeeds to befriend with all countries from the point of view of a multilateralmechanism. The AKP said that the Cambodian government underthe leadership of Prime Minister Hun Manet will adhere to the political line inthe direction of firmly safeguarding peace, stability, security, order, andnational unity.
Cambodia will have more friends and more cooperation relationships to promote economic diplomacy, as well as continue to support andstrengthen multilateralism, maintaining political stability and peace of thecountry, the agency added.
Earlier, on August 22, Prime Minister Hun Manetoutlined six policy priorities when he leads this Southeast Asian country forthe next five-year term, including expanding healthcareservices towards achieving the universal health coverage; providing vocationaland technical trainings for youth from poor and vulnerable households acrossthe nation; institutionalising the national social assistance programme forpoor households, vulnera🅠ble people and at-risk households; introducing coordinating mechanisms and financing progr🎃ammes; and deploying agricultural technical officersto all communes./.
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Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet. (Photo: AP) 
