PHNOM PENH, March 4 (Xinhua) -- U.S. altogether provided 5.6 million U.S. dollars of aid to Cambodia in 2008, Chinese-language newspaper the Jian Hua Daily on Wednesday quoted a senior official as saying.
The amount of U.S. aid for Cambodia in 2009 has been decided yet, but it is expected to be no less than that in 2008, said visiting U.S. Ambassador to ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Scott Marciel here on Tuesday, after meeting officials of the Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.
The U.S. aid will focus on the fields of economy, trade and health, he said.
U.S. attaches much importance to its cooperative ties with ASEAN and will keeping on giving aid to Cambodia, despite the current global financial crisis.
While trying to cope well with its own issues, U.S. will also help other countries in the world, including Cambodia, he added.
The amount of U.S. aid for Cambodia in 2009 has been decided yet, but it is expected to be no less than that in 2008, said visiting U.S. Ambassador to ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Scott Marciel here on Tuesday, after meeting officials of the Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.
The U.S. aid will focus on the fields of economy, trade and health, he said.
U.S. attaches much importance to its cooperative ties with ASEAN and will keeping on giving aid to Cambodia, despite the current global financial crisis.
While trying to cope well with its own issues, U.S. will also help other countries in the world, including Cambodia, he added.
3 comments:
5.6 millions for 10 millions people equated to about 56 cents per person. I hope the US don't expect the Khmer life expectancy to increase much from this amount.
Thank you for your Kndess US and other Country too.May God Bless you all!!!
Kindness, Ah Jouk (7:09)? How do you like it if someone give you 10 USD, and expected you to buy a house and feed your kid, and send them to Yale, ... , huh?
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