A high-level delegation of the National Assembly (NA) of Cambodia led by its President, Samdech Moha Rathsapheathika Thipadei KHOUN Sudary, left here last night for France to pay an official visit and attend the summit of first female speakers of parliament until Mar. 11, 2024, at the invitation of H.E. Ms. Yaël Braun-Privet, President of French NA.

According to an announcement of the NA General Secretariat, the above-mentioned summit will be attended by 25 female speakers of parliament to further boost proactively parliamentary diplomacy which focuses on women’s and girls’ issues, and promote women’s rights throughout the world in political careers of parliament members, as well as oppose all forms of violence against women, especially promote the leading roles of parliament to enhance gender equality through law proposal and adoption.

The summit has two roundtable forums: (1) equity in education, combating violence against women, and women’s health, and (2) gender equality in political sector and confirm
ing of role model of women, said the source.

The Cambodian delegation is scheduled to meet their French counterparts, attend an exhibition dedicated to political rights of women in the world, and hold talks with Presidents of NA from Indonesia, Germany and Belgium, general delegate of the Parliamentary Assembly of La Francophonie (APF), Cambodia-France Parliamentary Friendship Group, Social Affairs Committee of French NA, and Secretary General of French NA, it added.

The forthcoming visit of the Cambodian delegation not only contributes to promoting cordial bilateral relations between both countries’ legislative bodies and peoples, but is also a good opportunity to strengthen Cambodia’s parliamentary diplomatic sector with parliaments around the world, especially in enhancing gender equality and multilateralism principle to maintain peace, social stability and prosperity with sustainability and inclusiveness for the people, the announcement concluded.

Source: Agence Kampuchea Presse

ANKARA: FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Saturday ruled out the idea of blue cards in football.

A plan was formed by some of football’s lawmakers for a new card to join the red and yellow ones to send players off for 10 minutes for dissent or committing cynical fouls.

Speaking in Scotland, ahead of a meeting of the International Football Association Board at Loch Lomond, Infantino said FIFA is completely opposed to the idea, and assured there would be no blue cards at “elite level.” Sin bins are currently used at the lower levels of grassroots football.

The 53-year-old said they are open to new ideas and proposals, but have to protect “the essence and tradition” of the game.

Source: Philippines News Agency