Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Cambodia denies stopping military cooperation with the US, says 2 sides agreed to postponement



 PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodia on Tuesday disputed a U.S. claim that it has suspended or canceled international military cooperation programs with Washington in the wake of the country’s recent disputed election.


Lt. Gen. Nem Sowath, the senior officer in charge of political and foreign policy for the Defense Ministry, said that Cambodia had neither suspended nor canceled participation in such programs. He said at a news conference that military activities were postponed by mutual agreement because Cambodia was not prepared.

Commentators, activists and politicians make demand knowing military action could lead to violence.


State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf told reporters Monday in Washington that Cambodia’s Defense Ministry had postponed or canceled a number of programs with the U.S. and other nations.


Such a move by Cambodia could pre-empt sanctions by Washington if it judged the July 28 polls unfair, or Cambodia a human rights abuser.


Prime Minister Hun Sen could strike a nationalistic pose if he chose to announce Cambodia’s unilateral suspension of cooperation, painting it as a response to unwanted interference by a big power.


The opposition is disputing the claim of Hun Sen’s ruling Cambodia People’s Party to have won the election, capturing 68 seats in the National Assembly to 55 won by the Cambodia National Rescue Party. The final results were released Monday, but have not yet been ratified.



The opposition insists it will not recognize the results unless there is an independent, impartial investigation of alleged election irregularities, included the failure to properly register more than 1 million voters.


It has threatened to hold a massive public protest in the capital, Phnom Penh, if its demand is not met.

The government in turn has deployed extra troops and armored vehicles in the capital. The tough reputation of Hun Sen, who has ruled for 28 years, has raised concerns he might use force against any protests.

U.S. military assistance on maritime security, counterterrorism and humanitarian operations makes up a small portion of the more than $70 million in annual American aid to Cambodia but reflects Washington’s attempts to build bridges with a Southeast Asian government that counts China as its main benefactor.

Military cooperation has been on the uptick since 2006 and includes training for Cambodian officers and periodic military exercises. One of Hun Sen’s sons was trained at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.

Human Rights Watch has been pushing for the U.S. to sever military ties, arguing that Cambodia’s armed forces are corrupt, politicized and implicated in rights abuses.


Nem Sowath said the delay of carrying out cooperation programs was due to limited resources on Cambodia’s part, especially affecting its ability to take part in joint exercises. He said Cambodia still maintains good cooperation with the United States.


Hun Sen responded defiantly earlier this month after several U.S. lawmakers suggested cutting aid if the election was not free and fair. He noted that China had once stepped in to supply military trucks after Washington suspended their transfer, and said the Cambodian people themselves would fund the shortfall if the U.S. cut aid. 

 

By Associated Press, August 13, 2013
Additional reporting by Matthew Pennington in Washington.

27 comments:

Anonymous said...

hun sen overthrow Kr genocide right ? hun sen build 3643 scholls for 760 000.00 studens per year and 7.6 million per ten years got education , right..?. hun sen build 541 hospital all over country . help millions khmer suffering patients every year. right. ? now you clearly see hun sen is a real khmer lover and he is rebuilding khmer from genocide. right?. wasnt it true ?... hun sen build road 4212 km around border and in the country to stop neighboring encroachment. right..? hun sen strengthen our three army forces. right..? now we can clearly see hun sen is a true khmer hero. wasnt it true? rihht ?.and what rainsy the opportunistic have don? nothing, ? right. .. mike..

Anonymous said...

Mikey,
hun got all of that by selling your mother and Cambodia for 99 years lease and your grand children alrady owed the chinese 10 million U.S. already, right?

Khmer can do much better than these if the country can shake off leach like the clans, right??

and.... is about to shut the door and have a kill just like the KR, you did not know about this right?

Anonymous said...

CPP officials forcing peoples to accept the election result.
The whole world known that NEC stole the people’s votes gave to Hun Sen.

Anonymous said...

To all military police and all armed forces, you must support and protect the protesters, because for you, for your kids and for your grand kids future most important for your country.
Don’t believe this dictator Hun Sen, all he cares only his families he don’t care for Cambodian people at all.
Under CNRP in charges, all government employees will receive better salary and Cambodian people will have better living life.
All those moneys come from CPP corruptions.

Anonymous said...

Hun Sen want China to helping him so he can stay in power for at least another 15 years.
Why currently China bring military equipment to Cambodia while conflicting between opposition party and dictator Hun Sen?

Anonymous said...

What ever goes up, will always comes back town. Nothing will stay up forever.

Anonymous said...

why you guy soo up set win or lose is not your advantage, only hun sen anf rainsy is. all of you just a tools. only a tools ok some are a stupid tools ok you got mad because you guy think rainsy is your freaking servant that he will take koh tral back or take youn back to Hanoi. etc..... the fact is rainsy only has kdor bie. how this lady boy going to counter with youn?. and why rainsy should do all that?. what about you?. are you queer or coward? right? lazy waiting for other to do everythings for you . right ?. why you guy do not used your lazy smale brains to analyst and research and calculated befor you open your laziness poor mouth.? i smells all of your guy are slaves to anythings that other people want to use you.? why you guy used your poor life on slavery stage. you depen on usa wealhfare, you worrying of being lay off. you depend on your wife, your kide eh ... this kind of life style is a cheap crook man dirt poor guy isnt it true?. do something yourself do not wait for UN or angels. 1993 paris peace grab to help you... do it youtself ....... and stope winning will you? and i am not count you as khmer, khmer never lazy and slaves to any one. isnt that true.

Anonymous said...

US needs to get rid of dictator Hun Sen from Cambodia in order to balance power in the SouthEast Asian countries. When Hun Sen is out of power, Sam Rainsy will become American friend and China and Vietnam will lost Cambodia supports.

Vietnam is a thief and first they fooled China to support them in Vietnam war, then they kicked China out and friended with Soviet. After Soviet collapsed in the cold war, now Vietnam tries to be friend with the US to counter against China expansion.

Cambodia people hope the US and EU will help Cambodia to be free from dictator Hun Sen.

Anonymous said...

3:20AM

YOu're a shit who gives a false statistics. Ah Hun Sen doesn't build schools all over Cambodia. The oversea Cambodia people who donate their money to build the school for their people.

Ah Sen is a total 100% Khmer traitor and he is not KHmer hero. So don't give me shit about Ah Sen.

Anonymous said...

This motherfucker Hun Sen does not know what the hell he is talking about.
One day he says this but another day he says that, he is schizophrenic.

Anonymous said...

Ah Hun Sen is the stumbling block for Cambodia’s democracy.
He uses all kind of dirty tricks to hang on to power.
We should use all kind of dirty works to take him down, and one of them would be shots fired by the snipers at his forehead or heart.

Anonymous said...

Ah mike @ 3:20 AM,

Your English is shit.
You are too young to understand politic. Go back to school maybe someday you will grow up to be somebody.

Anonymous said...

Ah chkout kang leu vea ches pi na mok, sou tha tee vea tvea ey ban luy tvea sa la,tnol ey tang nous
brak ro bos UN tang ars ah chkout euy kom chkout pek vea louch tang loy ke teut pang.

Anonymous said...

It time for ah crook to go. His father just went to hell last month. Is it hunsen that lett the vietnameses move in freely in cambodia? Did not sign kos trang to vietbsmese? Did he let the vietnsmese run angkorwat , cultural village center and boko casino ? Whst do think when vietnam take control over cambodia? What do u think when the country is gone? How many school can he build from $70 million u s ? What about the donations money from other nations? Where all the money goes from the tourist collection? Stop talking superfical like your boss hun sen. Stop lying and deceiving the people. His dynasty will be kill violently one day . The people have enough. Cambodia look down at hun san like trash. How u want to represent the people with no shame ?

Anonymous said...

It is an advantage for the people, if Sam rainsy win the election. He will stand and support khmer and protect khmer land for the generation to come. Khmer will be able to run everything in cambodia by khmer. Not hanoi particularly. Then khmer can see I am proud to be khmer.

Anonymous said...

Old people can not run the country..they are too stupid..all they know is fuck..an how many wife they have..it about runing the country to the ground..look at other country it not that hard..khmer is so small compare to USA..

Anonymous said...

ok now i clearly see khmer people majority are smart and productive . isnt it true ? only some of those who voted for opposition they are lazy and destructive characteristic are stile small. arent they? it is true right ?. thank god. i see this result is about good people challenging with destructive lazy and uselessness people. isnt it right. ? at the end . the good one always win. is that true.?....right? mike

Anonymous said...

ah mike, your mother is a whore, is itn't right? your father fk around too, righ? He killed Piseth Pilica after fk her, right? and you are his son and continuing to do the same to those young under age bar girls, right? and they are cursing you and family to be burnt in hell, eight? and your dyanasty is living on borrowing time, right? wait only a few more weeks and see what will happen to y ou all, right? This time, spirits of those innocent souls will pull you all down to hell to be burnt forever and ever 'put tony sroop'. hahaha right?

Anonymous said...

Ah khuor kpal penh doiy ach 4:29 AM. I think you fuck your mother every day that's why you lose your mind like animal without knowing what is false and what is true. Have you ever seen dog fucking his mother ? That's you 4:29 AM. Go to hell ! Ah kbot jeat. Kom nov thngon phen dei.

Anonymous said...

This one-eye viper aka Hun Sen must go!!!

Anonymous said...

Drone or not to Drone?! That's the question...

Majority of People Have Been Spoken Loud and Clear in July 28th Election

Anonymous said...

យើងខ្ញុំ សុំសួរថា ប្រសិនបើគណបក្សសង្រ្គោះជាតិ
មានវាសនានឹងទទួលជោគជ័យលើគណបក្សប្រជា
ជន តើ អាចនឹងមានសង្រ្គាមកើតឡើងទេ?ជាពិសេស
សង្រ្គាមស៊ីវិល

Anonymous said...

Long Live VietNam and Hun Sen... Hunting Season start now so run while you can CNRP and all the useless khmer...

Soon we will make you a new province to VietNam.

Long Live VietNam and Hun Sen is greatest leaders of All time .. Khmer live today because of VietNam and Hun Sen.. not Dog King Sihanouk and Sihamoni....

That pointing finger say RUN while you can ... hunting season start now

Run king run
mother king run too
they are only good to be DOG

Anonymous said...

Prime Minister COUP Hun Sen Should Go For Routine Medical Check Up in HaNoise

28 Years With Rest No Rest Is Bad For Your Health

Don't Blame The People for Sudden Heart Attack

Anonymous said...

Hun Sen wants to blackmail USA TO PUT PRESSURE ON CNRP TO AGREE TO JOIN THE FULL PLENARY SESSION OF ASSEMBLY. HUN SEN WANTS TO RENEW CAMBODIA AND USA and others countries MILITARY
COOPERACTION ONLY AFTER THE NEW GOVERNMENT FORMED. So he makes calculation to test US position.

Anonymous said...

The world has had it with HUN SEN!
HUN SEN must go!

Anonymous said...

នយោបាយដឹកនាំរបស់ លោកហ៊ុន សែនសព្វថ្ងៃ ជានយោបាយប្រជាភិថុតបញ្ចើចបញ្ចើ បោកប្រាស់រាស្ត្រ តាមរយៈប្រព័ន្ធពុករលួយដ៏ធំធេងមួយ គឺ ប្រព័ន្ធឧកញ៉ា ទិញឋានៈឧកញ៉ា រួចក្រុមឧកញ៉ា យកឋានៈនេះទៅលួចប្លន់រាស្ត្រ និងជាតិ រួច យកលុយមួយភាគតូចមក ធ្វើជាសង់សាលារៀន សំណង់នេះ សំណង់នោះ រួចដាក់ឈ្មោះហ៊ុន សែន ប៊ុន រ៉ានី ជា ស៊ីម ហេងសំរិន ពាសពេញប្រទេស។ ពេលឮឈ្មោះឣស់នេះ គួរឲ្យឆ្ឣើម មហាឆ្ឣើម។ សំណង់ទាំងនោះ ឣត់មានគុណភាពទេ ព្រោះតាមប្រព័ន្ធពុករលួយ។
លោកហ៊ុន សែន ក្នុងឋានៈជារដ្ឋមន្ត្រីទី១ បានត្រឹមតែដើរសម្ពោធឣាគារ កាត់ខ្សែរបូរ ដើរចែក សញ្ញាប័ត្រ ដោយមាន មន្តី្រជាន់ខ្ពស់ ទាប ហែរហម ប៉ូលីស ក្រុមការពារសន្តិសុខ បំផ្លាញលុយជាតិច្រើនណាស់ រាប់សែនលាន ក្នុងពិធីម្តងៗ។ ម្យ៉ាងទៀត ហ៊ុន សែន យកវេទិកានេះ ព្រោកប្រាជ្ញ ជេរបញ្ចោរគេឯង ជាសាធារណៈ ផ្សាយតាមប្រព័ន្ធវិទ្យុ និងទូរទស្សន៍ ជាតិ និងឯកជន។ ការងារសម្ពោធ ដើរចែកសញ្ញាប័ត្រ ជាការងារឣ្នកថ្នាក់ក្រោមៗ តាមឣង្គភាពតូចតាចសោះ។