Dear PM Hun Sen,
With the recent nomination of Mr. Thaksin Shiwanatra, Cambodia and Thailand are now headed to a whole different battle – a diplomatic battle to win over public opinion at both national and international levels. Many Khmers, including myself, view the nomination as a brilliant strategy by your government in every aspect.
As anticipated, Thailand PM Abhisit’s government has staged a number of PR campaigns to falsely accuse your government of interfering or meddling with Thailand internal politics, while it is clearly the same government that exports Thailand internal conflicts to Cambodia in the first place.
To counter such unjust accusation, and to prove our sincere and honest intention to Thai people and other nationals in the region, I felt compelled to draft the following communiqué based on my understanding of the RGC’s policy for your consideration, and eventual or possible release to the Press as you see fit.
Yours truly,
Davan Long
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(----------- Proposed text by Davan Long for PM Hun Sen Press Conference ---------------)
The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) would like to welcome the nomination of Mr. Thaksin Shinawatra, by His Royal Highness King Sihamony, to the prestigious and influential position of State Economic Adviser (SEA). On behalf of the RGC, I would like to thank Mr. Thaksin Shinawatra for accepting the nomination.
With the recommendations of the SEA, Mr. Shinawatra, and inline with the RGC’s long term economic and foreign policies, I take this opportunity to announce a series of measures to immediately create a framework that will not only enhance the cooperation and harmony between Cambodia and Thailand, but further fulfill RGC’s responsibility and commitment toward ASEAN stability and prosperity.
Effective immediately, I order:
1) The Ministry of Defence to unilaterally initiate the first phase of troop reduction at the border. At the end of this multi-phases initiative, only a minimum number of troops will remain stationed at the border to prevent drug trafficking and other illegal cross border activities.
2) The Ministry of Interior to step up its resources and efforts to protect Thai investment assets and business community in Cambodia soil;
3) The Ministry of Finance to introduce some fiscal incentives to encourage and facilitate Thai business investment in Cambodia.
With the aforementioned initiatives and others to be announced in the near future, the RGC wants to send a clear message to Bangkok that the nomination of Mr. Shinawatra is in no way intended to be detrimental or harmful to the interests of both nations. Furthermore, the RGC intends to demonstrate its genuine and transparent foreign policy based on mutual benefits and respect to the Thai public, as well as its firm commitments to the peaceful and collaborative relationship with all nations within ASEAN framework.
(To be signed)
PM Hun Sen
6 comments:
You know what Khmer fell when you killed Khmer refugees in 1979 It's 4900 0f them 14 of them is my family and what happened to the Thai invaded to Khmer temple and what happened to the Thai block unisco and what happened to Khmer Thai killed every day now and also burn alive. We're all Cambodia now known that the Thai always instability Khmer politic by support the opp party to stirred up the government so the investor run away but not this time because Khmer is all over the world and they will know what the Thai want to do to Cambodia. You can't just talk stupid
burned cambodian alive !!!
it was not base on true story. it's made up by some newspaper on cambodian. to made nationalism in cambodia against Thailand.
Sam Rainsy try to prevent cambodia's eastern border to Vietnam. but Hun Sen lit up the conflict to thailand ... for What.
he want more corrupt form military budget. and he wants to hide the news about eastern border.
everyone know about Hun Sen , his corruption, but newspapers in cambodia has been blocked to reported that.
i love my country and want my cambodia will be better . Hun Sen was Khmer Rouge ... He killed our nations . Wake Up my brother ,Wake up . and change our beloved country to better future.
we have to be a good neighbor to Loas , Thai , Vietnam.
Mr. Thaksin Shinawatra is also corruption , Cambodian have a lot of good professors , don't let this self-exile prime minister to destroy our long time relationship and brotherhood
Do you think khmers are causing all these problems or someone else who are not considered khmers might be behind the scenes, I'm doubted ?
Good ideas Davan. Cambodian government and leaders need an educated person like you to advise them. Sometimes they need to listen to advice from outside of the government and people from outside of the country. Good initiatives.
Dear Khmer Colleagues
Despite your good intention, this is not an appropriate procedure to tell the head of a democratically elected government on how to prepare a Communiqué as suggested.
Do not underestimate or put down on the competence and intelligence the Cambodian high ranking officials.
Some of you might still living with Cambodia in the dark past, we should look for the bright future through for the next generation.
6:20PM.. What you've read in Thailand newspaper were lies. You allowed yourself to be fooled by Thai media who constantly cover up any facts presented by Cambodia side.
Cambodia can be friend with any nation in the region or the world, however; two nations Cambodia cannot be friend with, Thailand and Vietnam. These two countries possess characteristics of thieves and robbers. Cambodia loses much more than it gains from trying to be friend with these two countries. Cambodia cannot achieve peace and prosperity as long as these two nations exist. Thailand or Vietnam would gain greatly if to have Cambodia, that is why they try their damn-est to obtain Cambodia with their own secret agendas.
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