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China praises Cambodia’s Press and Quick Reaction Unit of the Office of the Council of Ministers
PHNOM PENH, Dec. 7, 2009: Chinese press delegation, met with the Cambodia’s head of the unit on Monday, said that his group was impressed by the Unit’s activities of keeping the government’s leaders informed about the national and international news as well as providing the freedom of press and expression. Zhu Shouchen, Secretary of All-China Journalist Association, who led the seven member delegation met, with His Excellency Svay Sitha, Secretary of State of the Office of the Council of Ministers and also the head of the Press and Quick Reaction Unit of the Office of the Council of Ministers, which has been established on June 22, 2009. After briefing made by His Excellency Svay Sitha about the role and duty of the Unit, Mr. Shu Shouchen, whose group are eager to learn what is the different between the ministry of information and the Unit, responded that the Unit’s responsibility was more than he expected. “I now understand that your Excellency Unit’s operation is very important, especially this Unit provides all the key informations to the Prime Minister Hun Sen,” Zhu Shouchen said during the meeting, which was held at the Office of the Council of Ministers, also attended by Cambodia’s senior officials and Chinese diplomat. The Unit sends every two-day report of the key relevant news of national and international to the Prime Minister Hun Sen and the Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Sok An. Zhu Shouchen also said that the main purpose of his visit to Cambodia is to exchange views as well as enhancing the bilateral cooperation with the Press and Quick Reaction Unit of the Office of the Council of Ministers. “As Your Excellency (Svay Sitha) aware that the relations between Cambodia and China have been very good, at the same time our cooperation in the field of press and communication which also plays a key role in contributing the improving of the two countries ties,” Zhu Shouchen said during the talks. His Excellency Svay Sitha also told the delegation that the Unit has been well cooperated with all the government’s institutions and responded to the national and international media on time pertaining to certain questions upon their requests. “This has brought attention for the general public both inside and outside the country to warded our Unit’s work to serve the interest of the public as a whole about the factual situation in the country,” Svay Sitha told the delegation, who were listening attentively. The Press and Quick Reaction Unit, which joined by three departments: Press, Communication and Central, operated by 70 enthusiastic staff, said Svay Sitha. “The role of our Unit has become more important as it goes “from day to day.” “We have been doing our best, but to reach a certain level of satisfactory it requires more times, and resources including materials, finance as well as human capacity. Svay Sitha also told the group that Cambodia has been a “heaven” for not only the media, but also the non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Cambodia since the UN-sponsored election in 1993 has 369 newspapers, 154 magazines and nearly 3,000 NGOs have been freely operated in the country of 13.5 million population. “Some newspapers and NGOs are ghost newspapers and NGOs, meaning they have license but no operation,” he stressed.
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