International Minister Yoko Kamikawa will ship a speech on the Cambodian mine motion middle in Phnom Penh on Saturday.
16:53 JST, July 7, 2024
PHNOM PENH — Japan will work with Cambodia to assist countermeasures towards landmines in third nations, International Minister Yoko Kamikawa stated in a speech in Phnom Penh on Saturday.
Japan can even assist the institution of a world cooperation staff to cope with mine clearance in Cambodia, Kamikawa stated. She additionally introduced that Japan will provide giant mine clearance machines to Ukraine for the primary time.
Kamikawa gave the speech on the Cambodian Mine Motion Middle.
“Cambodia is now one of many world's leaders in humanitarian demining and has made regular progress in demining its personal territory,” Kamikawa stated. “We are going to place Cambodia as a hub for worldwide cooperation in humanitarian demining and intention to attain zero mine casualties worldwide.”
She additionally stated that Japan will promote technological improvements within the subject of landmine protection in cooperation with the personal sector.
The federal government plans to offer mine-clearing gear to Ukraine, which is affected by landmines laid by Russia, this week, and can maintain coaching programs in Cambodia to show Ukrainians use the gear.
After his speech, Kamikawa met with Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and International Minister Sok Chenda Sophea. In the course of the talks, they agreed on Japan's new assist measures, the primary pillars of that are the event of social infrastructure and maritime transportation in Cambodia. Along with creating water provide and sewage methods and enhancing cyber countermeasures, Japan can even assist Cambodia in drawing up plans to open delivery routes to North America and Europe, in addition to digitizing customs procedures.
Cambodia is closely depending on China economically and Japan hopes to strengthen relations by its assist.