▁country ▁but ▁also ▁to ▁address ▁food ▁short ages ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁and ▁the ▁world ". ▁ ▁Program m atic ▁discussion ▁/ ▁Political ▁ag enda ▁The ▁discussion ▁on ▁a ▁political ▁ag enda ▁appears ▁to ▁be ▁of ▁a ▁program m atic ▁nature ▁at ▁this ▁early ▁stage ▁with ▁only ▁few ▁political ▁statements ▁being ▁made ▁to ▁the ▁public . ▁Th ailand ' s ▁prime ▁minister ▁Mr . ▁Sam ak ▁was ▁quoted ▁in ▁the ▁Th ai ▁newspaper ▁The ▁Nation ▁as ▁saying ▁that , ▁“ We ▁[ O RE C ] ▁don ’ t ▁asp ire ▁to ▁be ▁like ▁O PE C , ▁but ▁we ▁hope ▁to ▁be ▁just ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁five ▁to ▁help ▁each ▁other ▁in ▁trad ing ▁rice ▁on ▁the ▁world ▁market ”. ▁ ▁A ▁few ▁days ▁later ▁Camb odia ' s ▁prime ▁minister , ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁all ay ▁fear s ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁about ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁rice ▁export ing ▁cart el , ▁specified ▁some ▁of ▁what ▁he ▁thinks ▁may ▁be ▁the ▁core ▁principles ▁of ▁action ▁of ▁O RE C , ▁"[ ...] ▁to ▁contribute ▁to ▁ens uring ▁food ▁stability ▁not ▁just ▁in ▁individual ▁countries ▁but ▁also ▁to ▁address ▁food ▁short ages ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁and ▁the ▁world ." . ▁He ▁further ▁added , ▁" We ▁shall ▁not ▁ho ard ▁( rice ) ▁and ▁raise ▁prices ▁when ▁there ▁are ▁short ages .", ▁and ▁that ▁"[ ...] our ▁friends ▁in ▁A SE AN ▁should ▁not ▁be ▁wor ried ▁about ▁creation ▁of ▁this ▁association ." ▁ ▁International ▁Re actions ▁Pl ans ▁for ▁the ▁creation ▁of