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Cambodia's waterway project will deliver prosperity

Canal to be vessel for commerce and cooperation, not conflict or coercion

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The Mekong riverfront in Phnom Penh: The new waterway will provide a direct route for trade, reducing dependence on foreign ports.   © AP

Sun Chanthol is deputy prime minister of Cambodia and first vice-chairman of the Council for the Development of Cambodia.

Stretching 180 kilometers from the dynamic heart of Phnom Penh to the tranquil shores of Kep province on the Gulf of Thailand, the Funan Techo Integrated Water Resources Management project, unveiled in May 2023, will modernize Cambodia's ancient waterways and bring a new era of economic prosperity and sustainable development.

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