Hun Sen: Some foreigners are spokespersons of the opposition [… even though they tell the truth]
Thursday, July 10, 2009
Everyday.com.kh
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
During the national forum on food security and alimentation in which foreign embassy staff participated in, Hun Sen said that he regretted to see the behavior of a number of foreigners who have wrong views and who created frictions between the governments of the two countries involved. On 07 July, Hun Sen said that for a number of friends, before they speak, they should look at the situation first, otherwise, they would become the spokesperson of the crazy opposition and this is very regrettable for them in their position as partners. Hun Sen declared: “I regret very much because some foreigners are becoming the dimwitted spokesperson of the opposition, and they created frictions between the government [of Cambodia] and their government. But they shouldn’t allow themselves to become the spokespersons of any small opposition group.” In the past, Carol Rodley, the US Ambassador to Cambodia, chimed in with the opposition party during last month’s anti-corruption Clean Hand concert when she raised the issue that Cambodia lost up to $500 million in revenue from corruption.
Thursday, July 10, 2009
Everyday.com.kh
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
During the national forum on food security and alimentation in which foreign embassy staff participated in, Hun Sen said that he regretted to see the behavior of a number of foreigners who have wrong views and who created frictions between the governments of the two countries involved. On 07 July, Hun Sen said that for a number of friends, before they speak, they should look at the situation first, otherwise, they would become the spokesperson of the crazy opposition and this is very regrettable for them in their position as partners. Hun Sen declared: “I regret very much because some foreigners are becoming the dimwitted spokesperson of the opposition, and they created frictions between the government [of Cambodia] and their government. But they shouldn’t allow themselves to become the spokespersons of any small opposition group.” In the past, Carol Rodley, the US Ambassador to Cambodia, chimed in with the opposition party during last month’s anti-corruption Clean Hand concert when she raised the issue that Cambodia lost up to $500 million in revenue from corruption.
