H.E. the PUIC Secretary General, Prof. Mahmud Erol KILIC, greeted H.M. King Norodom Sihamoni of Cambodia in the Cambodian Capital Phenom Penh on 8 December, 2015. The king received in audience the delegations participating in the Second Executive Council meeting as well as 8th Plenary Session of the Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA).

His Excellency, accompanied by H.E. the Assistant Secretary General, participated in the APA meeting on 8-11 December 2015. The Theme of the APA Plenary was “Promoting Peace, Reconciliation, and Dialogue in Asia.”
H.E. the Secretary General addressed the attendees stressing that objective and constructive dialogue constitutes the most important mechanism to achieve just and durable peace among conflicting parties. His Excellency called for the availability of strong political will in order to implement the outcome of dialogue and reconciliation. He also stated that the PUIC advocated further attention to combating terrorism and extremism through several means, including addressing their root causes.

13 December 2015