Cambodia Hosts WTO Meeting

Written by DAP NEWS -- Tuesday, 29 September 2009

(Post by CAAI News Media)

Members of World Trade Organi- zation (WTO) and the Cambodian Government on Monday met at Phnom Penh’s Le Royal Hotel under the presidency of Minister of Finance and Economy (MEF) Keat Chhun.

Keat Chhun stated at the meeting that the kingdom was looking for “a policy to attract all positive points for investment into Cambodia.”

The WTO has held 7 meetings here already.

Cabinet Secretary of State and Minister of Commerce Cham Prasith said at the meeting that “We are very proud that this is Cambodia’s first time as a full member of the WTO and became a host for the meeting.”

Further meetings would “set the goals for improvement and reform investments or increase the economic in region, as well as improve jobs to earn new profits to reduce poverty,” according to his speech. Keat Chhun added that Cambodia would live up to its responsibilities as a member of WTO. “The WTO helps Cambodia boost its economy’s potential.”

Dr. Kang Chan Dararoth of the Institute for Economic Development said that becoming a WTO member will help ease exports and imports.