Friday, May 09, 2008

Hun Sen still wants to discuss OREC after Thailand decided to abandon this plan

Cambodian PM: rice cartel will be discussed in October

PHNOM PENH, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The plan of creating an Organization of Rice Exporting Countries (OREC) will be discussed at the minister level meeting or top leader's meeting in October 2008 in Hanoi of Vietnam, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said here on Thursday.

"We still have time to make the rice cartel," he told reporters after leaving annual meeting for Ministry of Public Works and Transportation.

"The plan of creating OREC connects from one phase to one phase," he said.

The rice cartel will benefit people in the region and world, headed.

In October, Vietnam will host the meeting of the Ayeyawady-ChaoPhraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS), which is a cooperation framework among Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Yes, PM Hun Sen (the great Khmer leader) is correct. OREC is the way to go for Mekongers, and we should take the initiative to form it even if Thailand is no longer interested.