The European Union (EU) has appreciated Cambodia’s mine clearance achievement, considering it a prime contributor to minimising victims and developing Cambodia.
The appreciation was made by H.E. Igor Driesmans, EU Ambassador to Cambodia, during his meeting with Senior Minister H.E. Ly Thuch, First Vice President of the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) in Phnom Penh on Feb. 20.
H.E. Ly Thuch thanked the EU for its contribution to Cambodia’s progress by far, especially to humanitarian mine action since 1992.
The CMAA first vice president continued that the Royal Government of Cambodia, under the leadership of Prime Minister Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet, firmly supported the mine and ERW clearance and committed to getting rid of landmines completely by 2025.
With its heavy experience, Cambodia was elected to chair and host the 5th Review Conference of the Mine Ban Convention, the Siem Reap-Angkor Summit on a Mine-Free World, in November 2024, with the participation of de
legates from 164 countries and international organisations.
The outcome of the 3rd Global Conference on Assistance to the Victims of Anti-Personnel Mines and Other Explosive Ordnance in a Disability Rights Context that Cambodia hosted in October 2023, supported by the EU, was an important element for the discussion in the upcoming 5th Review Conference.
Source: Agence Kampuchea Presse
Hanoi: The National Assembly Standing Committee wrapped up its 30th meeting in Hanoi on February 22 after a day of sitting.
In his closing remarks, NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue confirmed that all five agenda items had been completed, including providing opinions on the adjustment of the draft revised Law on Archives and the draft law on amendments and supplements to several articles of the Law on Guard Force; and approving a Resolution on supplementing the number of prosecutors of the People’s Procuracy
The meeting also saw legislators discuss and provide feedback on the NA’s ombudsman activities in January and a report reviewing the 15th NA’s fifth extraordinary session, he added.
NA Secretary General and Chairman of the NA Office Bui Van Cuong said though the fifth extraordinary session lasted two and a half days, just before the Lunar New Year, the legislature completed the entire agenda with significant achievements, including the adoption of two laws and two resolutions.
These outcomes are not only ver
y important to the implementation of the 2024 socio-economic development plan but also carry fundamental, strategic, and long-term significance for Vietnam’s overall development throughout the current term. This progress, he concluded, contributes directly to fulfilling the objectives outlined in the 13th National Party Congress’s resolution./.
Source:Vietnam News Agency