Phnom Penh (FN), Jul. 11 – Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen said that Cambodia, in her capacity as the host of the 32nd SEA Games and the 12th ASEAN Para Games 2023, the kingdom has to ensure her full capacity and mobilize the necessary resources for excellent and smooth organization after she has been waiting for 64 years.

The premier spoke during the opening of the council meeting of the Southeast Asian Games Federation (SEAGF) and the ASEAN Para Sports Federation (APSF), held on Monday (Jul 11) at Sokha Hotel Phnom Penh.

“Cambodia has been waiting for 64 years to host SEA Games and the ASEAN Para Games in 2023. We have missed this opportunity many times, as we have to ensure our full capacity and mobilize the necessary resources for excellent and smooth organization of this spectacular regional sport event with a high sense of responsibility,” the premier underlined.

“As the host of the SEA Games and the ASEAN Para Games in 2023, Cambodia has the ambition to welcome national and international guests and sports delegates with warmth, good hospitality and good service so as to provide the best experience during the participation in the 2023 SEA Games and ASEAN Para Games in Cambodia.”

The premier continued, “as I have underscored, while politics does not have factual standard, sports have concrete global standards, and the same rules and goal, which is to build a better world and contribute to building peace and social stability.”

Samdech added, positive suffixes and benefits of sports will encourage all of us to put more efforts in strengthening cooperation in a proactive and interactive manner toward building national sport sector to revive and grow progressively.

Cambodia will be for the first time hosting the 32nd SEA Games and the 12th ASEAN Para Games on 5 May 2023.
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