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Political and Security Matters

Building Trust for Peace, Security

and Sustainable Development

in the Region

First and foremost, I would like to thank the Cambodian National Assembly for hosting the
27th APPF Annual Meeting in Siem Reap, a real historical hub, being the center of important
changes and development at many different stages of Cambodian history. With this background
and with spirits of solidarity I believe APPF will come up with fruitful resolutions.

Peace, security and sustainable development remain the prevailing trend. The world economy
has overcome the crisis and is now recouping toward sustainable development. Be that as it
may, challenges and concerns do not seem to subside as rapid, complex and unpredictable
changes are taking place around the globe. Increasingly serious threats have arisen from armed
conflicts, territorial disputes, the use and threat of force, human rights violation, and the rise of
terrorism as well as non-traditional security challenges such as climate change, epidemics, and
resource scarcity, among others.

In recent years, the Asia Pacific region remains the engine of global economy, powering trade,
investment and jobs. Two-thirds of the region’s economies grew faster in in recent years and
this is expected to continue in 2019. The region’s challenge now is ensuring this growth is
robust, sustainable and mobilized to provide more development financing. It is certainly an
opportunity to accelerate towards achieving the 2030 Agenda of Sustainable Development. The
region, however, still faces many problems such as escalating tension in the Korean Peninsula,
territorial disputes in the East Sea and East China Sea, and especially trusts deficiency - the key
factor that makes peace and stability in the region not as durable as we expect.

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