Cambodia welcomes possible return of direct aid by U.S.
The Cambodian government has welcomed the possible resumption of direct aid, including that for the military, by the U.S. government, local media reported on Tuesday.
"Any assistance is useful for us," the Cambodian Daily quoted Deputy Prime Minister and Co-Minister of Defense Tea Banh as saying, while mentioning the U.S. Senate's proposed budget for the 2007 fiscal year, in which the Foreign Appropriations Subcommittee recommended that the ban on direct funding to the Cambodian government be lifted in exchange for the kingdom's cooperation to carry out the anti-terrorism war.
This might open the way for a proposed 55.8 million U.S. dollars in general aid to be delivered over the year, in addition to the one million U.S. dollars already earmarked for the Cambodian military.
The fund for the Cambodian military were committed in September, but had not yet been received, Tea Banh added.
Meanwhile, government spokesman and Information Minister Khieu Kanharith told reporters that "it would be great if we can resume a normal diplomatic relationship (with the U.S.)."
The U.S. has banned military aid and direct government funding for the Cambodian government since forces loyal to then Second Prime Minister Hun Sen ousted First Prime Minister Prince Norodom Ranariddh in 1997.
Source: Xinhua
"Any assistance is useful for us," the Cambodian Daily quoted Deputy Prime Minister and Co-Minister of Defense Tea Banh as saying, while mentioning the U.S. Senate's proposed budget for the 2007 fiscal year, in which the Foreign Appropriations Subcommittee recommended that the ban on direct funding to the Cambodian government be lifted in exchange for the kingdom's cooperation to carry out the anti-terrorism war.
This might open the way for a proposed 55.8 million U.S. dollars in general aid to be delivered over the year, in addition to the one million U.S. dollars already earmarked for the Cambodian military.
The fund for the Cambodian military were committed in September, but had not yet been received, Tea Banh added.
Meanwhile, government spokesman and Information Minister Khieu Kanharith told reporters that "it would be great if we can resume a normal diplomatic relationship (with the U.S.)."
The U.S. has banned military aid and direct government funding for the Cambodian government since forces loyal to then Second Prime Minister Hun Sen ousted First Prime Minister Prince Norodom Ranariddh in 1997.
Source: Xinhua
2 comments:
Those who are sympathetic with poor people,should start writing to own elected officials before next congress takes session in January. As US taxepayers and voters those should demand US not to resume aid to CPP run military unless all impartial condition imposed upon military conduct to defend people not party.
It great that the US is thinking of giving money back to our CPP government..thank you. We will make good use of the funds updating our weapons and equipments, our intention is to sell all the used weapons to terrorist groups to gain more profits :-) thank you America..Mr. Bush.
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