Thursday May 24, 2007Myanmar moving towards democracy: Cambodian FM
PHNOM PENH (AFP) - Myanmar is moving towards democracy, Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Nam Hong said Wednesday, adding that he hoped the reclusive state's constitution would be finished this year.
"We hope that in the near future constitutional rule will be implemented and democratic reform will move forward," he said following a three-day visit to Myanmar with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen.
The military-run state has held sporadic negotiations aimed at drafting a new constitution, but these have been dismissed as a sham by the international community including the United Nations, European Union and the United States.
Opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize-winner Aung San Suu Kyi, who remains under house arrest, and her National League of Democracy have boycotted talks on what the regime calls a "road map" to democracy.
During their trip, Cambodian officials did not raise the issue of Aung San Suu Kyi's detention, Hor Nam Hong said, with the leaders focusing instead on boosting trade and tourism links.
"It is an internal affairs of Myanmar's," he told reporters.
Cambodia has close diplomatic ties with Myanmar, which has been under military rule since 1962 and is one of the most isolated nations in the world.
"We hope that in the near future constitutional rule will be implemented and democratic reform will move forward," he said following a three-day visit to Myanmar with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen.
The military-run state has held sporadic negotiations aimed at drafting a new constitution, but these have been dismissed as a sham by the international community including the United Nations, European Union and the United States.
Opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize-winner Aung San Suu Kyi, who remains under house arrest, and her National League of Democracy have boycotted talks on what the regime calls a "road map" to democracy.
During their trip, Cambodian officials did not raise the issue of Aung San Suu Kyi's detention, Hor Nam Hong said, with the leaders focusing instead on boosting trade and tourism links.
"It is an internal affairs of Myanmar's," he told reporters.
Cambodia has close diplomatic ties with Myanmar, which has been under military rule since 1962 and is one of the most isolated nations in the world.
5 comments:
This is the tendency of democracy manipulation.
Now Hun Sen government recognizes Myanmar of having progressive of democracy...next step Hun Sen government will recognize Vietnam's recent election as having the progressive of democracy...
Next step, Hun Sen is going to monopoly his power and claim as Cambodia is having the progressive of democracy.
This is just the nature of manipulation, deceiving, lie and trick that they have learned from Communist Countries.
I cannot believe that Hor Nam Hong is so stupid like this by gussing the tendency of democratic moving without having any concret evidence. Don't let our people shame because of your mouth.
I told you that you guys suffered
from WDS (Westerner Dellusion
Syndrome). That is why you think
everything we said is bullshit.
I doubt it that it will help even
if your Prez. GW Bush backed
our claims. Isn't that right?
Frankly, if I were you, I will seek
professional help ASAP.
Cambodians are beautiful and proud of their culture and enjoy the world as every one else.
Only a few stpid communist trained monkeys from the jungle talk trash that Cambodian can't be proud of.
Yep, and we should not listened to
them communist from Long Beach
Jungle.
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