Tuesday, November 09, 2010

US congressman raises Cambodia's war debt with Clinton

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, right, talks with U.S. Congressman Eni Faleomavaega, left, during a meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Jan. 7, 2010. Faleomavaega will oversee the hearing. (Photo: ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Tuesday, November 09, 2010
Radio Australia News

A congressman in American Samoa, Faleomavaega Eni Hunkin, has used a meeting with the US Secretary of State to raise concerns about Cambodia's outstanding war debt.

He spoke to Hillary Clinton on Monday night, while her plane was refuelling in the capital Pago Pago, at the end of a seven nation Asia-Pacific tour.

Cambodia owes the US some $US300 million dollars, plus fees, in debt incurred during the Lon Nol regime of the 1970s.

However, the current Prime Minister Hun Sen says they should not have to pay back money borrowed by the pre-Khmer Rouge government.



Faleomavaega Eni Hunkin has been arguing that the US cannot forgive the debt unless at least a part of it is repaid.

Congressman Hunkin says he raised the point with Mrs Clinton, but says, he didn't get to go into as much depth as he would have like.

"I did mention to her about the situation in Cambodia, we've had this ongoing debt obligation that Cambodia has accumulated for some 30 years now but basically, we didn't have a chance to talk about all the issues," he said.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hanoi killed Muslim and took Champa.
Hanoi killed Khmer Krom and has controlled.
That is Viet’s nature.
Down Vietnamese expansionism!
Vietnam will be wiped out by hurricane!
by Volcano!
by earthquake !
by tsunami !
and by….!
Vietnam will be wiped out from the map!
Vietnam will be wiped out from the map!
Vietnam will be wiped out from the map!
Vietnam will be wiped out from the map!
All Muslim wakes up then be united to take CHAMPA back!
Vietnam will be wiped out from the map!
All Muslim wakes up then be united to take CHAMPA back!
Vietnam will be wiped out from the map!!
All Muslim wakes up then be united to take CHAMPA back!
Vietnam will be wiped out from the map!!
All Muslim wakes up then be united to take CHAMPA back!
Vietnam will be wiped out by hurricane! by Volcano!
by earthquake ! by tsunami waves ! and by….
LONG LIVE CHAMPA !
LONG LIVE KHMER EMPIRE !
LONG LIVE CHAMPA !
LONG LIVE KHMER EMPIRE !

5:47 AM


Anonymous said...
Hanoi killed Muslim and took Champa.
Hanoi killed Khmer Krom and has controlled.
That is Viet’s nature.
Down Vietnamese expansionism!
Vietnam will be wiped out by hurricane!
by Volcano!
by earthquake !
by tsunami !
and by….!
Vietnam will be wiped out from the map!
Vietnam will be wiped out from the map!
Vietnam will be wiped out from the map!
Vietnam will be wiped out from the map!
All Muslim wakes up then be united to take CHAMPA back!
Vietnam will be wiped out from the map!
All Muslim wakes up then be united to take CHAMPA back!
Vietnam will be wiped out from the map!!
All Muslim wakes up then be united to take CHAMPA back!
Vietnam will be wiped out from the map!!
All Muslim wakes up then be united to take CHAMPA back!
Vietnam will be wiped out by hurricane! by Volcano!
by earthquake ! by tsunami waves ! and by….
LONG LIVE CHAMPA !
LONG LIVE KHMER EMPIRE !
LONG LIVE CHAMPA !
LONG LIVE KHMER EMPIRE !

Anonymous said...

We are proud to see Secretary of State Hillary Clinto met with young Khmers and chated with them.

Republican Party, NIXON's administration destroyed Cambodia in 1970. Democrat Party Opposed the war in Cambodia during 1970.

President Obama and administration love peace and justice.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton answered questions from young Khmers very well and right and fair.

My family and I love and have supported former President Clinton and President Obama.

Khmer in USA

Anonymous said...

LONG LIVE VIET NAM...

KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA
Province of Viet Nam

Nation Religion KING..

1. You idiot khmer have no nation it is all belong to vietnam now.. we run your country and our brothers and sisters are all over your country and in every level of government.

2. You have no religion becuase look at you even your own country to betrayed look at Hun SEn- CPPP we control thme -- how can they have religion becuase soon will be vietnam province

3. KING what KING-- he can not beg us to keep him there-- so he have to bring his mother which she work for our interested with hun sen and cpp.. then his father to beg us for keep him...

what a loser race. you all should dies and wishes you will never born.. better born as vietnamese you might be a little smarter and maybe love your own kind ans country better..

LONG LIVE VIET NAM.

more money from china is good for our vietnamese brothers and sisters
that hold every level of officials in cambodia that control cambodia.. will use this money to further control cambodia... it is us that the king of cambodia to to beg us the viet nam to keep him there.. good work hun sen-cpp.now we have more money from china

Anonymous said...

12:26 PM
Am sure your educational background is not too bad. But your character and behavior are like a paranoia.
Please read the tittle of the text, before you send the next comment.

Anonymous said...

12:26PM is crying, beacuse he is jealous of Cambodian aid from China.

Let he cries until he dies.

Anonymous said...

agree that cambodia should be educated about the sense of responsibility for their action, etc! we all must be taught the sense of responsibility, accountability, transparency, etc... it's not a joke, you know! if it's foreign to cambodia, then learn to adopt the concept, ok! it's not that hard to learn, you know!