UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will visit
Cambodia in November to attend the 21st ASEAN Summit and East Asia
Summit, a senior UN official said here Thursday.
Noeleen Heyzer, UN Under
Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social
Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), said that the UN-ESCAP will
not only continue to help ASEAN in intra-ASEAN Connectivity, but also
help connect the bloc with the whole Asia-Pacific.
Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister
and Foreign Minister Hor Namhong said he would also invite Ban to attend
the Global-ASEAN Dialogue Forum, which will be focused on global issues
such as the troubled financial system, food safety, energy security,
and climate change.
Ban visited Cambodia for the
first time in October, 2010.
Ouch Borith, secretary of state
at Cambodia's foreign ministry, said that the upcoming visit of Ban will
help further enhance relationship and cooperation between the UN and
ASEAN.
Heyzer was here from Tuesday to
Friday to further enhance ties between the UN and Cambodia.
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