PHNOM PENH: An executive committee meeting and the Centrist Democrat International (CDI) general assembly was held on 28 to 29 October in Brussels, Belgium via hybrid meeting. It was attended by the delegates of Cambodian People's Party (CPP) led by vice-chairman of its Commission for External Relations Suos Yara in his role as vice president of CDI.

94 political parties from 73 countries representing Europe, the Americas, Asia and Africa have attended the hybrid meeting, according to the CPP’s press release on Friday The meeting has achieved important results. First, it has approved the composition of the new Executive Committee, having Cambodian People's Party as the second vice president of CDI. Second, it has adopted 12 resolutions, including the resolutions proposed by the CPP, with the overall content: (1) the promotion and building of the ASEAN-EU partnership, (2) the strengthening of multilateralism and global solidarity, and (3) promoting sustainable development.

Another result is, representatives of the delegation has reported to the General Assembly on (a) the geopolitical situation in the Asia-Pacific region, (b) vaccination campaigns against COVID19 in Cambodia, and (c) as a chair of ASEAN and the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM 13), Cambodia will strive to serve as a bridge for peace and fair cooperation under the principles of multilateralism and international law.

And the General Assembly has commended the four top leaders, including prime minister of the Republic of Slovenia Janes Jansa, prime minister of the Republic of Hungary Viktor Orban, prime minister of the Republic of Croatia Andrej Plenković, and Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen, for their leadership in the fight against COVID19 and fulfilling their role on international arena.