[...] Cambodia still adheres to a peaceful settlement of disputes based on international law and existing agreements. Our recent decision to initiate Compulsory Conciliation under UNCLOS to settle our maritime border with Thailand, demonstrates our sincere desire to seek a fair and lasting solution firmly grounded in international law [...] [...] this is the meaning of resilience: the capacity of a nation to absorb a shock without losing what decades of peace have enabled it to build. Despite severe external pressures, Cambodia has preserved macroeconomic stability while accelerating economic diversification, strengthening domestic production, and investing in logistics, energy security, and connectivity [...] [...] the Royal Government has launched the Pentagonal Strategy-Phase I as the roadmap for Cambodia’s transformation toward its Vision 2050. Its purpose extends far beyond headline economic statistics. Growth is not an end in itself. It must create jobs and incomes, develop skills, improve access to essential services, widen social mobility, and give citizens confidence in the future. Peace gives governments the space to invest and develop. But for peace to become deeply rooted, its benefits must be visible in people’s daily lives, in roads that connect communities, schools that open opportunities, health services that protect families, social protection that safeguards dignity, and employment that allows people to build a future [...]

[...] Additional benefits related to roads offer advantages to citizens across all sectors, not only by reducing travel costs, but also by helping to create various economic opportunities [...] Wat Sarsar 100, the Kampi an Dolphin Pool are tourist destinations that can sustain the economic lifeline for the local people. Roads (are like) bringing blood from elsewhere to nourish those places [...] [...] We are building not only national roads, but provincial roads as well. National roads serve as the main arteries bringing blood in; upon reaching those areas, provincial, commune, and rural roads must be strengthened to push the distribution outward [...] The northeastern provinces will channel agricultural produce to the upper regions, alongside the passage of tourists [...] Infrastructure, such as roads and bridges, is a high priority for building the logistics system, as targeted in the Pentagonal Strategy: people, roads, water, electricity, and technology [...] [...] Is reducing the total number of ministries the only choice globally? It is not like that [...] They talk about the efficiency and effectiveness of government work [...] “The government has no plan to reduce or increase ministries and institutions [...] We maintain the stance of "strengthening rather than expanding," reinforcing each ministerial institution through functional analysis and reforms” [...] Specifically - 1. Strengthening the structure, 2. Strengthening the work systems, and 3. Strengthening human resources [...]'"

[…] "Achar (lay religious leaders) are spiritual guides, mentors, and the backbone in connecting pagodas with Buddhism […] There is a need for standardized consistency because we share one culture, one nation, and one tradition. If things are to evolve, they must do so together — avoiding going in completely opposite directions with conflicting interpretations […] Any evolution should happen within a manageable framework […] Sometimes, modernization takes place […] and our biggest concern is national identity. Khmer traditions are broad and inclusive. The world is changing, and technology is making people look and act the same […] The one thing that prevents a nation from losing its distinctiveness and becoming entirely uniform is precisely its national identity, culture, and traditions […] […] From one generation of evolution to the next, while we consider external material modernization or human discoveries to be necessary, people must preserve their inner values […] To change a person's mindset, you must change their habits […] What can be used to change habits? Laws, principles, educational guidance, including internal regulations […] morality, and virtue should be used to foster a sense of responsibility and integrity. These are immense values. Whether you are in the business sector, the public sector, politics, or social affairs, responsibility and integrity are paramount" […]