Tuesday, December 04, 2007

On Cease-Fire Anniversary, Hun Sen Blasts 'Recorder' [-Is Hun Sen refering to Ranariddh?]

Ranariddh and Hun Sen during better time
Negotiation between Hun Sen and then-Prince Norodom Sihanouk in France

By Chiep Mony, VOA Khmer
Original report from Phnom Penh
03 December 2007


In an apparent slight to his former political rival, Prime Minister Hun Sen said Monday at least one party to cease-fire talks 20 years ago was nothing but a “recorder” who wanted to elevate himself to status of prime minister.

Following the talks in December 1987, Cambodia began to democratize, which lead after violence and posturing to a co-premiership between Hun Sen and Prince Norodom Ranariddh. This led to a coup d’etat, in 1997, through which Hun Sen and the Cambodian People’s Party seized political control.

Prince Ranariddh is the head of his own political party as national elections approach.

Koul Panha, director of the monitor group Comfrel, said Monday Hun Sen may have been referring to Prince Ranariddh, but such references would not affect the prince’s political popularity.

During the 1987 peace talks, between Hun Sen and then king Norodom Sihanouk, “someone was just a recorder at the place, and he wants to boost his rank up to Hun Sen's rank, replacing the duties of the Father,” Hun Sen said.

The talks helped lead to the eventual signing of the Paris Peace Accords, on Oct. 23, 1991, but not because of the “someone,” Hun Sen said of his unnamed opponent. “Don’t boast of yourself as the Father.”

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

In this picture you can see the father of everyting was reduced to shake hand with the kid from Kompong cham. What a turn of event.

Anonymous said...

Paris accorg killed Cambodian last hope of freedom and democracy!!!

UN!(UNTAC), just to have food and a handfull of money is notthing if the religion, culture, spirit of a race and nation is slowly and surrely touchr and dying!!!

May you face the same faith like us who is in power and do nothing about helping us but brag you do!

Anonymous said...

4"18Am, he may bless the kid! that more scarry isn't it?

Anonymous said...

Have we been fighting the shadow, that what you said?

Anonymous said...

History always repeats itself. Now Hun Sen thinks he is the king. It won’t be long that you will an ex-king. There are always different levels of falls. Some you can manage the fall and reduce the impact. But when it falls, it can be flat on face.

Hen Sen is better clean up his internal oppositions. The out side like SRP or RNP or HRP is the world oppositions. There are no arm forces involve, Your internal in the military your CPP ranking are more dangerous. Yours did not mean a lot to them. He will see this soon if he is keeping doing what he managing today.

Good luck

Anonymous said...

I like the top pictures of the two monkeys kiss each other. Cambodian culture does not kiss each other when they met. Only the monkey that have that culture.

Anonymous said...

That's why we must bring in more Yuon Hanoi to stop this westerner craps.

Anonymous said...

Hun Sen and Rannaridth kiss each other,soon or later both of them will get HIV Like Magic Johnson.

Anonymous said...

tVEU NOYOBAY TORL TAI OSS KAUN OSS CHAO.