Interview: CICA summit in Shanghai vital to building regional peace, security, stability–Cambodian experts
he upcoming 4th Summit of Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in Shanghai, China is crucial to building trust, peace, security and stability in Asia, Cambodian experts said. "The conference is vital to building mutual confidence and closer partnerships among countries in Asia," Phay Siphan, spokesman for the Council of Ministers of Cambodia, told Xinhua in an interview on Monday. ... Cambodia became a member of CICA in 2011. Prime Minister Hun Sen flew to Shanghai on Sunday to attend the conference. "CICA mainly focuses on security and development cooperation in Asia such as anti-terrorism, anti-nuclear weapon proliferation, climate change, food security, piracy, drug and human trafficking, and poverty reduction," Sry Thamarong, a senior official at Prime Minister Hun Sen's Cabinet, said. ...
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