Killer Hor Nam Hong Meets US Senator Over War-Era Debt

Cambodian Foreign Minister Killer Hor Namhong met with Senator Jim Webb, of Virginia, this week, to discuss how Cambodia might be forgiven war-era debt to the US. "I proposed through the senator to urge the US government to send a delegation to negotiate the debt issue with the Cambodian Ministry of Economy and Finance," Hor Namhong the Killer told VOA Khmer in an exclusive interview after the meeting on Wednesday. "I have also suggested a review on the possibility of renegotiating on the debt and its arrears in a fair way so that we can completely solve the debt between the two countries." Cambodia owes more than $400 million on pre-Khmer Rouge borrowing. (Men Kimseng in Washington with exclusive TV interview.)

Foreign Minister, Clinton Meet Amid Growing Rights Concerns

Cambodia's foreign minister met with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Washington on Tuesday, amid growing concerns over Cambodia's rights record and complaints of election irregularities in polls last week. Clinton will travel to Cambodia for a major Asean conference in Phnom Penh next month, where she said the US has "many issues to discuss." Foreign Minister Hor Namhong said after the meeting the Cambodia was seeking greater US investment in Cambodia.