PHNOM PENH, May 21 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen on
Monday appealed the world to take active measures to ensure food
security and stabilize inflation.
"I have observed for years that much attention had been given on food security and energy security by international forums, but little measures had so far been initiated to relieve the contradiction," he said at the opening of a seminar on food security and nutrition.
The Prime Minister also used some "strong" words to raise the world's attention to this worsening situation by saying "currently, food producers are just waiting for their death as oil producers hike the energy prices at will."
"As the Prime Minister of Cambodia and the 2012 ASEAN chair, I appeal the world to give attention to soothe the conflict between food prices and oil prices, or the world will reach imbalance between oil producers and food suppliers," said the premier.
Hun Sen said world should take a serious consideration of his words.
"The food supply countries and oil producing countries should reach a consensus on this issue," he said.
According to the prime minister, as an agricultural nation, Cambodia suffers a lot from the hiking oil prices as its farmers are forced to spend more on agricultural machinery operation and products transportation.
"I have observed for years that much attention had been given on food security and energy security by international forums, but little measures had so far been initiated to relieve the contradiction," he said at the opening of a seminar on food security and nutrition.
The Prime Minister also used some "strong" words to raise the world's attention to this worsening situation by saying "currently, food producers are just waiting for their death as oil producers hike the energy prices at will."
"As the Prime Minister of Cambodia and the 2012 ASEAN chair, I appeal the world to give attention to soothe the conflict between food prices and oil prices, or the world will reach imbalance between oil producers and food suppliers," said the premier.
Hun Sen said world should take a serious consideration of his words.
"The food supply countries and oil producing countries should reach a consensus on this issue," he said.
According to the prime minister, as an agricultural nation, Cambodia suffers a lot from the hiking oil prices as its farmers are forced to spend more on agricultural machinery operation and products transportation.
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