Published by the Cabinet of Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen —————— MP of Kandal Prime Minister Issue 177 | November 2012 | http://www.cnv.org.kh Presenting Land Titles in Preah Vihear Press Briefing: ASEAN, EAS & (23 November 2012 — Unofficial Translation of Selected Comments) Related Summits (Santepheap Building, 20 November 2012 — Unofficial Translation) I warmly welcome those of sion, please allow me to list you who have come today to some of the important points of participate in this press confer- the Summits as follows: ence aimed at gathering infor- The 21 ASEAN Summit mation for the sake of broad- casting and printing for listen- We have discussed fruitfully ers and users inside as well as both in the Summit and in the outside the country. I am sure retreat meeting. In general, the after working hard with the meeting focused on reviewing meetings over the past three and evaluating of the progress days you and I are all tired, that we have achieved and though we could at least now defining challenges that we feel relieved that everything have to overcome so as to im- 23 November 2012 — Samdech Techo Hun Sen with people during the Land Title Hand-out Ceremony in the commune of Pal Hal, Preah Vihear went very well. plement the ASEAN Charter and the ASEAN Community Province (Kampuchea Thmey). As you all know that from Building Roadmap based on November 18 through to 20, Today I am so happy that we the three pillars – political, Two Different Jobs in Two 2012, Cambodia has been hon- meet and present the land titles security and socio-economic Different Environments ored to host and chair the 21 to 570 families in the pagoda and cultural. In implementation ASEAN summit and related I am so happy to travel accord- in the village of Sra Mao of Pal of the Phnom Penh agenda, summits in the Samtepheap ing to my schedule to the prov- Hal commune, the province of adopted by the ASEAN lead- building. This has strengthened ince of Preah Vihear to hand Preah Vihear’s Preah Vihear ers in the 20th ASEAN Sum- and expanded achievements so out the land titles to people city. Let me remind you that mit, we proposed to related far scored by ASEAN when here after the conclusion of the the land titles that we are pre- ministers, especially the Cambodia chairs ASEAN and ASEAN, EAS and related senting today are the results of ASEAN Economic Ministers, celebrates the 45th anniversary Summits. Though tired but we the works done by the youth to take those recommendations of the foundation of ASEAN were happy. If I were to com- volunteers group of 72. As you in the mid-term report of the as well. Cambodia has picked pare the jobs that our officials know this is not the first time roadmap of ASEAN Eco- up the theme of “ASEAN – and the youth volunteers have that I am handing out the land nomic Community into con- One Community, One Des- been doing here, what I did in titles to our people. I was so sideration, and to define the tiny” to showcase its determi- Phnom Penh for the summits busy but I did not want our priority areas and seek unity in nation and the collaboration were not so difficult compared people to wait for too long to implementing political meas- within ASEAN in building a to yours. You all stayed work- get their land titles. So I sent ures prior to 2015. Particularly, big friendly family of ASEAN ing under rain, hot weather and General Meas Sophea to hand in implementing the master with harmonious political, strong wind. We were in two out 861 land parcel titles on plan of ASEAN Connectivity, security, socio-economic and different working environ- my behalf for 591 families in the ASEAN leaders have ad- cultural environment based on ments. There were so many three different places – Sra vised the Ministers of Finance the principle of law, peace and topics to discuss and it was not Yang and Tbeng Pi commune of ASEAN countries to urge firmness of the economy. easy to carry out the task when in the district of Kulen and other ASEAN partnering min- we had the participations of so Rum Tum commune in the I think the communiqués, isters to participate and finance many heads of states and gov- district of Rovieng. This is my statements and other related (Continued on page 7) ernments of the member coun- fourth time to do so myself. papers, with regard to results of tries of ASEAN and other In This Issue This has indeed illustrated our the Summits, have been made leaders of partnering countries. focal and joint efforts in our available to you by the Secre- Land Tiles in Preah Vihear, P‐1 However, I conducted the endeavor to fulfill altogether in tariat of the meetings already, ASEAN, EAS ... Summits P‐1 summits in air-conditioned implementing the rejuvenating so there is no need for me to Land Tiles in Kompong Thom, P‐4 rooms. Stoeng Meanjei Overpass, P‐5 (Continued on page 2) made further comments on those for you. On this occa- Mailing Box: Cambodia New Vision (CNV), P.O. Box 158, Phnom Penh, Cambodia; e-mail: [email protected]; Tel: 855-23 219898; Fax: 855-23 360666/219869 Cambodia New Vision | Issue 177 | November 2012 (Continued from page 1) 45,000 families whose rights to ment’s Political Platform hectares land problems with action based on existing policy own land (the Royal Govern- the economic land concession Land ownership is a priority on issue of land ownership. ment) will be guarantee. Is this or about 18%; 7,500 families issue in the political platform The effort would unleash land not the right? Having said that, have had 8,983 hectares land of the Cambodian People’s titles and ownerships for not please do not mistake my point problems with the forestland Party as well as of the Royal less than 40,000 families on that I am to respond to so and concession or 30% and 22,323 Government of Cambodia that about two million hectares. so. Different countries would families have had 68,629 hec- we have to carry on solving the However, the number of land have different sets of problems tares land problems, or 52%, titles for the people. Aside parcels could exceed the num- and different ways to deal with with other sort of state lands. from the land that we have ber of families. For instance, them. Some might resolve reserved to give the people, we 130,000 Hectares there are 45,000 families but whatever issue comes first, have kept land for the social to Measure in Preah Vihear they own between 70,000 to whatever right matters, but we concession too. I told HE Im 80,000 land parcels. are resolving the whole prob- This has indicated that the peo- Chhun Lim, Senior Minister lems and related issues alto- ple who have had land prob- Just now, meeting with a sister and Minister for Land Man- gether, every right I mean. lems so far are more involved in the Buddhist temple, I asked agement, Urban Planning and with other types of state land if she has any land title to col- Take for instance, the rights Construction, and HE Um rather than the economic land lect. She told me she already that we are offering our people Mara, Governor of Preah Vi- or forestland concessions. had her husband and children today will last not a few days hear province to keep the land However, no matter what sort waiting to collect the title al- but for generations to come. I for that purpose. Looking at of land it would be, the land ready. I asked how much land mean the right to own the land the map, we noticed that there measuring and titling cam- the family has. She said about will be passing from genera- remain some lands in the re- paign would try to resolve the 30 hectares, of which five hec- tion to generation. The woman gion. We have to protect the issue with regard to how the tares she and her husband keep I mentioned earlier said she is land. We keep it for more peo- problem has arisen. With trans- for themselves and the rest will here and her children are here ple who would need land later. ference of land status from bequeath to their children. I to receive land titles altogether. We have kept certain area as state to companies, still, we think it is a good thing and I In 18 years or so, her children community forestland already have secured to keep areas have no objection to that. It is a will give those lands on to their but we also must protect cer- relating to the people’s occupa- wise decision to bequeath the children. tain area for later demand tion and possession as detailed land to them now so that they Do you recall that in 1979 we when we have another popula- in the notification (SJN) letter. can file for their land titles (as had only five million people tion growth. I demand that our Take for instance, the land to the Royal Government) is do- left? Thirty-three years on, we people who already have their measure and issue titles in the ing that free of charge. have 14 million people, adding land titles not to encroach upon category of economic land A Job Not to Retract another nine million.