Japan (FN), Apr. 23 – Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen said that for Cambodia, water is considered as "White Gold"- a driving force for sustainable and inclusive socio-economic progress and development, speaking at the 4th Asia-Pacific Water Summit in Japan on Saturday (23 Apr).

The premier stated that effective and efficient use of water resource is critical to sustainable socio-economic development. In fact, in the UN 2030 Agenda for the sustainable development, water is defined in Goal 6 on "Ensure Availability and Sustainable Management of Water and Sanitation for All”.

"For Cambodia, water is considered as "White Gold" - a driving force for sustainable and inclusive socio-economic progress and development," the premier underlined.

“The Royal Government of Cambodia always recognizes its strategic importance and place. high priority on water resource aimed to promote better management of water resource in order to ensure water security in the country. Cambodia will continue its commitment to collaborating with all stakeholders, under both regional and international mechanisms, to strengthen and promote more effective governance and management of water resource and the River basin, towards achieving "Water for Sustainable Development" objective,” premier Hun Sen added.

On that occasion, the premier firmly believed that high-level political will, joint efforts, and collective actions, will indeed ensure a successful achievement of the above objective.

Samdech continued, Cambodia looks forward to fruitful outcomes of the 4th Asia-Pacific Water Summit - along with the Kumamoto Declaration, which will become an important roadmap for strengthening our joint efforts to ensure sustainable and inclusive use, development, and management of water resource for all generations of humankind.
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