The law passed with 83 votes from the Cambodian People’s Party, zero from the Sam Rainsy Party and a boycott from the Human Rights Party.
Thursday, 16 June 2011
Chun Sakada, VOA Khmer | Phnom Penh
“If we pass it, it means that we recognize it. So we are also responsible for the history.”
Cambodia’s ruling party on Thursday approved a regional convention that would set up a joint development area between Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, but which opposition critics argue would cede land to Vietnam.
The law passed with 83 votes from the Cambodian People’s Party, zero from the Sam Rainsy Party and a boycott from the Human Rights Party.
The law would set up a special economic zone and would require the placement of a border marker stone at the intersection of all three countries.
Supporters of the law said it will help create a development area for four provinces in Cambodia’s northeast, as well as neighboring provinces of Laos and Vietnam.
Var Kimhong, chairman of Cambodia’s Border Committee, told the National Assembly the plan would include setting a granite marker at the intersection of the three countries’ borders, which would be protected from any effort of removal or damage.
However, SRP lawmaker Ke Sovannroth told the Assembly that the border in that area remains unclear and that Cambodia could be losing land by agreeing to the convention.
“We should not pass it,” she said. “If we pass it, it means that we recognize it. So we are also responsible for the history.”
Laos ratified the convention in July 2009, but it has yet to be approved by Vietnam.
4 comments:
Cambodian Parliament has no mandate to approve this laws. It needs National referendum. If CPP is going ahead to do that it will be faced with National treason because they haven't put this policy as their election campaigns at all.
Areak Prey
These 83 PMs are trators, We must remember their names, In short future, They will pay a heavy price and will be punished by the power of Khmer people.
Eat alone,die alone.
The 83 votes are CPP members.
They are not represent Cambodians,
they are represent Vietnamese.
They are no longer Cambodians.
They are traitors.
Fuck You traitor CPP. Just wait untill the day u fucking lose everything, and die in the fucking illness. Fuck your mother F.
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