Gregers Moller
ScandAsia.com
Denmark's Minister for Development Søren Pind announced on Thursday that he over a few years will stop all development support for Cambodia and two countries in Africa, Zambia and Benin. Mr. Pind made his announcement in an interview with the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten. The minister was quoted as referring to "strategic considerations" as the reasons for cutting further development support for the three countries.
When asked by the newspaper whether the problem is that the three countries are located strategically in the wrong places for Denmark, the Minister replied:
Søren Pind: - I do not think they perceive themselves as being in the wrong place. But one can say that Danish interests justify that our commitment must lie somewhere else.
The newspaper quotes internal papers from the Ministry of Development why the two African countries should be taken off the list of countries that Denmark supports, but the interview did not give any clues why Cambodia was taken off the list along with them.
5 comments:
Actually I do perceive Hun Sen to be in the wrong place
Congratulations to the Danish government for taking this stance. Too long the Western donors have been giving away their taxpayers money to despot regimes like Hun Sen, hoping to alleviate the suffering of the ordinary people, only to find the money being collected by the rich and power and sent straight back to Europe- in the form deposits in Swiss bank accounts. Until there is sufficient proof that the money is used to improve the lives of the people rather than the lavish lifestyles of the powerfuls, then ALL aid must stop.
The Denish is not benifit any business from Cambodia. Or they just done their job of helping the country. Thank you Denmark.
maybe danish stopped believing in srp because they are hypocrites go figure!
Europe experience economic hardship and it is logic to pull back! With or without the Danish generosity and Cambodia must learn to stand strong and contribute back to world peace and progress!
Cambodia needs to stop being a fucken useless country on Earth!
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