PM reaffirms RCEP secretariat proposal

Prime Minister Hun Sen has reaffirmed Cambodia’s readiness to host the secretariat of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) that came into force early this year. The premier made the remark at the opening ceremony of the 54th Asean Economic Ministers’ Meeting and Related Meetings in Siem Reap yesterday.

In order to maximize the benefits of the RCEP agreement, member countries should make the effort in implementing their commitments and continue the negotiations for opening up the markets further by attracting other big economies to participate in this agreement, he said.

The RCEP should also have a secretariat that can play a key role in coordinating, promoting, and monitoring the implementation of this agreement, said the Prime Minister. “Cambodia continues to be interested in hosting this secretariat,” Hun Sen said. The Cambodian Prime Minister first made the willingness of the country to host the secretariat at the 55th Asean Ministers’ Meeting held in August in Phnom Penh.

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