STOUNG DISTRICT, KAMPONG THOM, Cambodia, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- The Japanese Assistance Team for Small Arms Management in Cambodia (JSAC) handed over a Peace Monument made of de-commissioned weapons to the Kampong Thom government here on Thursday.
Som Sophat, Deputy Governor of Kampong Thom province, signed the certificate of handover with Takeuchi Kazuki, JSAC program manager, at the provincial government hall.
The monument, 3.5 meters in height and named "World of Peace," was created by six Cambodian artists and has permanently installed in the Children's Park in Kampong Thom, said a press release from JSAC.
The weapons used to create the monument were surrendered by the residents of the province, it added.
Sophon Samkhan, representative of the six artists, made a speech at the handover ceremony.
The handover of the monument was preceded by a "Peace Declaration", which was announced by the governor of Stoung district, to mark the completion of JSAC support for weapon collection activities in Kompong Thom province.
JSAC was established by the Japan International Cooperation System (JICS) in attempt to implement the Peace Building and Comprehensive Small Arms Management Program in Cambodia. Since its operations in Cambodia, JSAC has amassed 28,602 weapons.
Due to years of war at the end of last century, weapons have been widely circulated among the Cambodian civilians. Consistent efforts have been made by the government in conjunction with international bodies to collect and destroy these weapons.
Som Sophat, Deputy Governor of Kampong Thom province, signed the certificate of handover with Takeuchi Kazuki, JSAC program manager, at the provincial government hall.
The monument, 3.5 meters in height and named "World of Peace," was created by six Cambodian artists and has permanently installed in the Children's Park in Kampong Thom, said a press release from JSAC.
The weapons used to create the monument were surrendered by the residents of the province, it added.
Sophon Samkhan, representative of the six artists, made a speech at the handover ceremony.
The handover of the monument was preceded by a "Peace Declaration", which was announced by the governor of Stoung district, to mark the completion of JSAC support for weapon collection activities in Kompong Thom province.
JSAC was established by the Japan International Cooperation System (JICS) in attempt to implement the Peace Building and Comprehensive Small Arms Management Program in Cambodia. Since its operations in Cambodia, JSAC has amassed 28,602 weapons.
Due to years of war at the end of last century, weapons have been widely circulated among the Cambodian civilians. Consistent efforts have been made by the government in conjunction with international bodies to collect and destroy these weapons.
3 comments:
Stop destroying the weapons! Only weapons can answer the call for freedom!
There go another stupid idea.
How are you going to answer anything with a rusty and obsolete piece of crap? Stay out of this. You will get people kill for nothing, dude.
AK-47 is designed of stainless steel which will not rust or become obsolete! Only gun can protect freedom around the world!
Guns don’t kill people and it is people who kill people!
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