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Cambodian PM to attend ASEM in Mongolia

Xinhua, July 11, 2016 Adjust font size:

Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen will lead a delegation to attend the 11th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) summit in Mongolian capital Ulan Bator from July 15 to 16, a Foreign Ministry statement said on Monday.

"The summit is expected to discuss many important issues, namely assessment of ASEM's past 20 years' experience, building hard and soft connectivity between Asia and Europe, and future generation of ASEM," the statement said.

Also, it will touch on climate change, sustainable development and multilateral trading systems, disaster risk reduction and management, energy security, food security, water management, and regional and international issues.

Hun Sen will address the plenary session of the summit on the topic "Soft Connectivity," it said.

According to the statement, on the sidelines of the summit, the prime minister will have bilateral meetings with leaders from other countries. Endit