Embassies, Chambers of Commerce and Partners of Asia and Europe welcomed cooperation with the Ministry of Commerce in hosting the AEEBF1

In preparation for the 1st Asia-Europe Economic and Business Forum (AEEBF1), the Ministry of Commerce, which is entrusted by the Government of the Kingdom of the Cambodia to host this important task, had cordially extended invitations to various embassies and chambers of commerce of Asian and European countries based in Cambodia to hold discussion meeting with the aim to explore the possibilities of joint cooperation for the AEEBF1.

Since its early stage of preparation, the Ministry of Commerce has held various meetings and worked tirelessly with embassies, chambers of commerce and partners of Asia and Europe to give brief and initial introductions of the AEEBF1 as well as to earn inputs and suggestions from all partners so that the AEEBF1 can be organized in the best possible arrangement. The meetings with our partners include:

• Working meeting with the representative of the Asia-Europe Foundation on 14 December 2020

• Working meeting with the representative of the Embassy of Russian Federation on 15 January 2021

• Working meeting with the representative of the Embassy of United of Kingdom on 18 January 2021

• “Working Meeting with the representative of the EuroCham Cambodia on 19 January 2021”

• Working meeting with the representative of the Cambodia Chamber of Commerce on 04 February 2021

• Working meeting with the representative of the BritCham Cambodia on 05 February 2021

• Working meeting with the representative of the International Chamber of Commerce of Cambodia on 05 February 2021

• Working meeting with the representative of the Embassy of the Republic of France on 03 March 2021

• Working meeting with the representative of the Embassy of Brunei Darussalam on 27 January 2021

– Working meeting with the representative of the Asia-Europe Foundation and BRUEGEL on 29 June 2021

– Working meeting with the representative of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China on 30 June 2021

– Working meeting with the representative of the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia on 19 August 2021.

The AEEBF1 is one of the major side events of the 13th Asia-Europe Summit (ASEM13) to be hosted virtually in the Kingdom of Cambodia in 2021 under the theme of “Transitioning to a New Normal: Leveraging Global Value Chains, Multilateralism and the 4IR”.