Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen gives a speech during a weapons destruction ceremony in Kandal province, 15 km (9 miles) south of Phnom Penh, June 20, 2006. Hun Sen presided over the ceremony, where more than 5,000 weapons were destroyed. REUTERS/Chor SokuntheaCambodia destroys 5,000 weapons in Kandal province
The 50th Flame of Peace ceremony was held Tuesday in Cambodia's Takmao, Kandal province, to destroy more than 5,000 surplus weapons.
As the EU ASAC program, the program of the European Union to assist Cambodia in small arms management, will close on June 30, 2006, it is the final Flame of Peace. More than 3,000 people attended the ceremony presided over by Prime Minister Hun Sen.
EU ASAC has been operating in Cambodia since April 2000 in cooperation with the National Commission for the Reform and Management of Weapons and Explosives in Cambodia.
"All the goals set by the Councils of Ministers of the European Union when the project began in 2000 have now been reached," explained David de Beer, the EU ASAC Project manager, who further praised the Royal Cambodian Government for its co-operation throughout the years in making the project a success.
However, Hun Sen said that Cambodia will continue to strengthen the control and destruction of the surplus weapons, and also cooperation with the international community.
"We will destroy all the illegal weapons, and will disallow not only illegal import of any weapons from but also export of any weapons to other countries," the premier said.
In 2000 the widespread possession of small arms among the civilian population and the lack of control of state-owned weapons posed a threat to the stability and development of the country, but now a new Arms Law is in force and all small arms of the Ministry of National Defense have been registered and securely stored.
Weapons collection among the civilian population has ensured a significant reduction in crimes involving illegal weapons left over from the war.
All this means that small arms are now no longer a threat to the stability and development of the country.
David de Beer praised the Royal Government of Cambodia for regularly destroying surplus weapons that have either been confiscated as illegal weapons from the civilian population or declared surplus weapons by the Ministry of National Defense.
After the destruction in Kandal, the total number of weapons destroyed in Cambodia since May 1999 will be over 198,000.
Source: Xinhua
As the EU ASAC program, the program of the European Union to assist Cambodia in small arms management, will close on June 30, 2006, it is the final Flame of Peace. More than 3,000 people attended the ceremony presided over by Prime Minister Hun Sen.
EU ASAC has been operating in Cambodia since April 2000 in cooperation with the National Commission for the Reform and Management of Weapons and Explosives in Cambodia.
"All the goals set by the Councils of Ministers of the European Union when the project began in 2000 have now been reached," explained David de Beer, the EU ASAC Project manager, who further praised the Royal Cambodian Government for its co-operation throughout the years in making the project a success.
However, Hun Sen said that Cambodia will continue to strengthen the control and destruction of the surplus weapons, and also cooperation with the international community.
"We will destroy all the illegal weapons, and will disallow not only illegal import of any weapons from but also export of any weapons to other countries," the premier said.
In 2000 the widespread possession of small arms among the civilian population and the lack of control of state-owned weapons posed a threat to the stability and development of the country, but now a new Arms Law is in force and all small arms of the Ministry of National Defense have been registered and securely stored.
Weapons collection among the civilian population has ensured a significant reduction in crimes involving illegal weapons left over from the war.
All this means that small arms are now no longer a threat to the stability and development of the country.
David de Beer praised the Royal Government of Cambodia for regularly destroying surplus weapons that have either been confiscated as illegal weapons from the civilian population or declared surplus weapons by the Ministry of National Defense.
After the destruction in Kandal, the total number of weapons destroyed in Cambodia since May 1999 will be over 198,000.
Source: Xinhua
3 comments:
David De Beer! ask Hun Sen to control his soldiers not to use Hun Sen's legal weapons to shoot the beer promotion girl, to make thing real good in Cambodia, not just on your report!
HUN SEN is acting up again especially in front of microphone! I honestly think that HUN SEN needs to be escorted by two women from now so that he can behave himself. ahahaha
Yeah i see ah kwark spitting at the microphone all the time, people shouldnt be listening to it because it nothing good toward you anyway.
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