In the talks, Deputy Prime Minister Hor Namhong cited include:
1. The bilateral relationship:
- Thanks to US assistance in the areas of health, education through NGOs Fulbright and Peace Corps has sent 64 volunteers to Cambodia in 2015.
- He mentioned the good cooperation on military cooperation between the two countries, especially in the framework of the peacekeeping mission training exercise and the US warship docked in the port of Sihanoukville, according to provide medical care to the people of Cambodia.
He highlighted the importance of the US market for its exports of 3.1 million between January and November 2015. He recalled the agreement in meetings of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Bali in 2013, the tax exemption for 97% of the products of the least developed countries in imports to the US market. He suggested the country's garment and footwear products into commodities.
2. Lower Mekong Initiative:
- He mentioned the impact of climate change, such as storms, droughts, floods in the Mekong countries and the need to enhance cooperation particularly in the fields of water resource management.
- HE recalled the outcome of the foreign ministers of the "concept initiated Lower Mekong" in Kuala Lumpur, which was adopted "Plan activity 2016-2020" and agreed to hold working group meetings 9th Regional in Cambodia to review the implementation of this action. He proposed working group meeting was held in Phnom Penh on 21-22 April 2016.
3. ASEAN Summit - US:
- HE raised about the decision of the ASEAN Summit - US 3rd in Malaysia in November 2015 by ASEAN and the United States have agreed to promote ASEAN - US to "a strategic partner" and welcomed the adoption of "Action Plan 2016-2020" to implement "a strategic partner of ASEAN - the United States," said.
- For the Summit, particularly the 1st ASEAN - US in the state of California, HE expressed hope that ASEAN and the United States will determine the action program for Year 1 to implement the Action Plan for years 2016-2020 and the Action Plan will contribute to achieving a post-2015 agenda (2016-2025) in the direction achieve an ASEAN Community.
4. The South China Sea:
- Deputy Prime Minister reiterated Cambodia's ASEAN Chairmanship 1st 2002, when Cambodia has seen the South China Sea will be difficult because of the state's sovereignty claims in the South China Sea. That is why Cambodia as ASEAN chair, led the drafting the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (DOC), which contains all aspects of both legal and political, to advance to solve the South China Sea without using force or the threat of respect for international law and the UN Convention 1982 on the Law of the Sea.
- HE interpreted the charges, some for Cambodia, which issue a joint declaration of the Foreign Ministers of ASEAN in 2012, when Cambodia's ASEAN Chairmanship 2nd from underlined that because Cambodia is not a court can not judge the inclusion Proclamation claim ownership of any country on the island or any area in the joint declaration that. Cambodia, as the president made a statement coordinate ASEAN member countries' demands to leave the door open for negotiations, nor have a defined position their demands can not be negotiated.
- He mentioned the agreement between ASEAN and China in achieving a COC in rapid time.
5. North's nuclear test:
- Deputy Prime Minister said that the Foreign Ministers' Meeting and the ASEAN Summit DPRK are required to comply with UN Security Council resolutions and avoid provocations to maintain the atmosphere, leading to 6-party talks.
- Nuclear test on 6 January 2016, the Foreign Ministers of ASEAN and Cambodia issued a statement strongly condemned.
6. The organization Islamic State ISIS:
- Regarding ISIS Deputy Prime Minister mentioned that the brutalities of the team has caused a refugee millions to Europe and undermine lives to aid in the sea of thousands, causing concerns globally and underlined that to eliminate and prevent terrorism of the Islamic State extremist one country unable to achieve this need to have a joint comprehensive and to exchange information with each other.
In response, Mr. John McKay (John Kerry) suggested including:
- Praised the remarkable progress and a reduction of poverty in the country.
Thank you for your cooperation in the search for missing American Committee of the war in Cambodia.
- Highly appreciated the country's active role in UN peacekeeping missions and in the clearance.
- Expressed interest in the potential for the country's tourist attractions.
- Highly appreciated Cambodia's cooperation on the Korean Peninsula and anti-terrorism.
- Raise America's wish to have closer cooperation with ASEAN in countering terrorism.