Cambodia names multilateral peacekeeping exercise in 2010 as "Year of Angkor"
PHNOM PENH, May 4 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia has named a multilateral peacekeeping exercise to be held in the kingdom in 2010 as "Year of Angkor," the Jian Hua Daily said on Monday.
The title of "Angkor" can be traced back to the 802-1423 dynasty, when the Khmer nationality had its most glorious period in history.
The exercise in 2010 will have at least 13 participating countries, most of them Asian ones, the Chinese-language newspaper quoted military officers as saying.
In early April, Prak Sokhon, secretary of state at the Cambodian Council of Ministers, told reporters that 2,000 troops from 13 countries will take part in the U.S.- and UN-sponsored exercise to be held in Kompong Speu province in 2010.
The event will be conducted in the framework of the Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI), an annual training event attended by GPOI member nations and other regional and international partners, according to the U.S. Embassy.
GPOI once held such exercises in Bangladesh in 2008 and Mongolia in 2007. Garuda Shield 09 in Indonesia is the upcoming GPOI serial exercise, for which Cambodia prepares to dispatch some60 soldiers.
According to official files, Cambodia respectively sent 40 soldiers to Bangladesh and 43 to Mongolia to take part in these GPOI exercises.
PHNOM PENH, May 4 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia has named a multilateral peacekeeping exercise to be held in the kingdom in 2010 as "Year of Angkor," the Jian Hua Daily said on Monday.
The title of "Angkor" can be traced back to the 802-1423 dynasty, when the Khmer nationality had its most glorious period in history.
The exercise in 2010 will have at least 13 participating countries, most of them Asian ones, the Chinese-language newspaper quoted military officers as saying.
In early April, Prak Sokhon, secretary of state at the Cambodian Council of Ministers, told reporters that 2,000 troops from 13 countries will take part in the U.S.- and UN-sponsored exercise to be held in Kompong Speu province in 2010.
The event will be conducted in the framework of the Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI), an annual training event attended by GPOI member nations and other regional and international partners, according to the U.S. Embassy.
GPOI once held such exercises in Bangladesh in 2008 and Mongolia in 2007. Garuda Shield 09 in Indonesia is the upcoming GPOI serial exercise, for which Cambodia prepares to dispatch some60 soldiers.
According to official files, Cambodia respectively sent 40 soldiers to Bangladesh and 43 to Mongolia to take part in these GPOI exercises.
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Samdach Ta HO VIET XIHANOUK et sa femme d'origine viet vont ils participés C'est chouette Ils vont s'habiller comme des viets Signe
i think the day of the vietnamese imperialism in cambodia was long over already, even siem too. so, for anyone to use this as a political tactic is ignorant and short-sighted and no more than trying to stir up local support, etc... this is why khmer people must get educated for the olden days are long gone. maybe this kind of fear was true once upon a time, especially during the dark ages, but in this day and age? it is questionable to use such political tactic again. the old school is so outdated now. people are more advanced and more civilized than they were say a hundred years ago. welcome to the new world order, cambodia. the world now tend to see everyone as colorless, given we flight routes are so interconnected all over the world. without this advancement in the world, we all would be going back to fighting each other to no avail again. the world is now better than what we used to be during the dark ages or the stone ages, to say the least. welcome to the new world order, cambodia. god bless.
i think every action cambodia take is a step in the right direction to a better future. like they say, everybody starts from somewhere, somehow. that's what keeps the world in motion, isn't it? god bless cambodia.
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