Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Rong Chhun wants King-Father to raise the border issue with Vietnam

Rong Chhun, CITA President (Photo: Den Ayuthyea, RFA)

22 June 2010
Everyday.com.kh
Translated from Khmer by Socheata

Yesterday, Rong Chhun, President of the Cambodia Independent Teachers’ Association (CITA), told The Phnom Penh Post that the visit of the former Khmer monarch to Vietnam – which shares a bitter history with Cambodia – is a rare opportunity. He said: “I think that the royal visit of the king to Vietnam, even though it is private, but for me, I want him to take this opportunity to raise the [problems of] irregular border post planting that lack transparency between Cambodia and Vietnam. We also want him to raise the issue of Koh Tral Island and the issue of the freedom rights of our Khmer Krom brothers and sisters, so that the [Vietnamese] authority does not restrict the rights of these [Khmer Krom] brothers and sisters.” Rong Chhun added: “Up to now, even though he is retired, he is still influential. If he uses his influence to defend our lands and sovereignty now, if he can raise these issues, it will be a good thing for Cambodia, this would be better than him visiting but not raising any of these issues.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

King Father should also confer with Nguyen Minh Triet to grant Hun Sen Yuon citizenship for his outstanding services to Yuon nation...

Anonymous said...

comeone Mr Chhun, you shouldn't push my retired king and don't disturb his vocation. you should leave him to rest in hell.

Anonymous said...

These people need to get a life!

Please don't let me repeat myself!

Pi Anh

Anonymous said...

agreed with mr. rong chhun's perspective.

Anonymous said...

Mr,Rong Chhun have good idea. We support your idea. But comrade Sihanouk is coward. He was youn slaves since he was young boy. We lost our land because of COMRADE sihanouk.

Anonymous said...

Hanoi' tactic is to over shadows the border issue with border poles.

Youns people are very materialistic! They have no limit of what right and wrong, but what they can gains.

May they gets the tastes of their own medicine from the north.