Cambodia to host 2024 Convention on mine-free world
Cambodia was elected to chair and host the 5th Review Conference of the Mine Ban Convention at the 21st Meeting of State Parties to Mine Ban Convention in Geneva on November 24.
Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet (Photo: VNA)
Phnom Penh (VNA) – Cambodia was elected to chair and host the 5th Review Conference of the Mine Ban Convention at the 21st Meeting of StateParties to Mine Ban Convention in Geneva on November 24.
According to Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet, the SiemReap-Angkor Summit will draw the participation of 164 member countries andobserver states, and man international organisations and institutions.
Cambodia is the 5th country in the world and the first in Asia tochair and host the review conference, he said, adding the event is a forumwhere Cambodia will reaffirm its commitment to the international community onmine clearance and review the progress of past action plans.
Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet commended Senior Minister Ly Thuch, First VicePresident of Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA), themanagement, officials and staff of the CMAA, development partners, national andinternational operators, mine action communities, and all stakeholders for theirefforts and contribution to save Cambodia and its people from the misery ofanti-personnel mines, which are a legacy of the country's chronic war.
The Prime Minister also thanked the member states of theOttawa Convention and the international community for their continued supportand appreciation for Cambodia's efforts in the field of mine action, as well asfor their election for Cambodia as the chair and host of the 5th review conference.
He highlighted Cambodia’s priorities when hosting the event, including promotingthe globalisation of the convention, enhancing the implementation of theconvention’s article 5 on clearance of anti-personnel mines, and supportingbomb and mine victims.
The first conference took place in Kenya in 2004, the second in Colombia in2009, the third in Mozambique in 2014, and the fourth in Norway in 2019./.
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Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet (Photo: VNA) 
