Liar, Liar, pants on fire!!!

June 12, 2012
US Department of State
Photos by VOA

Mr. Kao Kimhourn (left) and Mr. Ouch Borith (right) Secretaries of sate at the Cambodian foreign ministry respond to a question about continued human rights violation and land eviction in Cambodia. Mr. Kao Kimhourn says that "LAND GRABBING" is not a policy of the Cambodian government. (sic!)

Borei Keila 2012: A woman broke down after her home is tore down in the background. Land she owns is turned over to the Phanimex company for "development" without providing proper compensation

Residents of Dey Krahorm were evicted by force so that their land can be turn over the 7NG company.

 ... Meanwhile Comrade Ho 5 Hong thanks thanks (inaudible) (inaudible) Hillary Clinton

Remarks With Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hor Namhong Before Their Meeting

Remarks

Hillary Rodham Clinton

Secretary of State

Treaty Room

Washington, DC

June 12, 2012

SECRETARY CLINTON: I am pleased to welcome the deputy prime minister of Cambodia here to the State Department. I’ve had the opportunity to meet with him in Cambodia and at ASEAN Regional Forum meetings, and we are looking forward to coming for the ASEAN Regional Forum to Cambodia in July. And we have many issues to discuss that are of importance to our two nations and to regional and global interests as well.

Deputy Prime Minister, welcome.

DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER NAMHONG: First of all, I would like to particularly thank Madam Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for (inaudible). We (inaudible) our bilateral agenda now to enhancing particularly our bilateral agenda (inaudible) on regional issues. We will be happy to welcome (inaudible) for the ARF meeting (inaudible) and we really are happy to welcome President Obama to Cambodia in November for the East Asia Summit (inaudible) summit of leaders (inaudible) Cambodia. Thank you so much.

SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you very much, sir.

DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER NAMHONG: Thank you. Thank you.

SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you all.

Cambodian official: ASEAN Charter opens new era

PHNOM PENH, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Ahead of the upcoming ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations) summit in late February, a Cambodian senior official has highlighted the importance of the ASEAN Charter, saying it opens a new era for ASEAN itself.

The Charter is important because it is designed for the first time to set common goal of ASEAN on how to play its profile, how to tackle problems in the framework as a legal binding, Kao Kim Hourn, Secretary of State for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, told Xinhua in a recent interview.

"It is also a good timing to do emphasis on the start of implementation despite the fact that the Charter was already adopted and ratified by all member states," he said.

Meanwhile, he said that ASEAN leaders will discuss how to tackle the global financial crisis during the summit.

"ASEAN needs to go forwards, and it needs good cooperation and unity of all member states while facing the global financial crisis," he said.

"Each ASEAN member state has its own policy on how to respond or curb with the current financial crisis, but since the crisis may impact one after another, it is a good forum that the ASEAN leaders get together plus its dialogue partners to discuss on the matter," he added.

Thailand is scheduled to host the 14th ASEAN summit from Feb. 27 to March 1.