Prime Minister Hun Sen shakes hands with government officials after he returned from China on 2nd May.By Khmerization
Source: RFA
Foreign Minister Hor Namhong said China has promised to provide military aid to Cambodia after learning that the United States has cancelled a delivery of 200 military trucks to Cambodia in protest against Cambodia's repatriating 20 ethnic Uighurs asylum-seekers back to China, reports Radio Free Asia.
Mr. Hor Namhong said China agreed to give Cambodia 100 million yuans ($16 million) in cash, 257 military trucks and 50,000 military uniforms.
The promise was made by President Hu Jintao during his meeting with Prime Minister Hun Sen after the latter attended the opening of the World Expo in Shanghai from 29th April to 2nd May.
Speaking upon arriving at Pochentong International Airport from China, Mr. Hor Namhong said both leaders promised to strengthen bilateral cooperation and added that President Hu has accepted Mr. Hun Sen's invitation to visit Cambodia. "(China) will continue to provide more aid, especially military aid, in particular the training of our troops. They will continue to help Cambodia to develop our national economy. His Excellency (Hu Jintao) has also accepted the invitation from Samdech Decho (Hun Sen) to come and visit Cambodia in the not too distant future", he said.
Mr. Hor Namhong added that China and Cambodia will also strengthen cooperation on combat against terrorism within the framework of regional and international as well as the UN efforts.
The Cambodian opposition parties cautiously welcome the Chinese aid. "It all depends on how the governement uses these aids, to effectively uses these aids with no conditions attached which will not be detrimental to our political and economic interests. This is what we will welcome. But if these aids push our country to fall into another genocidal regime like in the last few decades, then we have to be cautious", said Mr. Yim Sovan, spokesman of the Sam Rainsy Party.
Two way trades between China and Cambodia reached $900 million in 2009 and Chinese investors had invested more than $1 million, especially in the hydro-electric dam-building. Other than these, China had paid for the constructions of many roads and highways in Cambodia, said Mr. Hor Namhong.
The Chinese military aid comes at a time when the U.S government cut its aid to Cambodia in protest against the reptriataion of the Uighurs from Cambodia to China at the end of 2009.
Source: RFA
Foreign Minister Hor Namhong said China has promised to provide military aid to Cambodia after learning that the United States has cancelled a delivery of 200 military trucks to Cambodia in protest against Cambodia's repatriating 20 ethnic Uighurs asylum-seekers back to China, reports Radio Free Asia.
Mr. Hor Namhong said China agreed to give Cambodia 100 million yuans ($16 million) in cash, 257 military trucks and 50,000 military uniforms.
The promise was made by President Hu Jintao during his meeting with Prime Minister Hun Sen after the latter attended the opening of the World Expo in Shanghai from 29th April to 2nd May.
Speaking upon arriving at Pochentong International Airport from China, Mr. Hor Namhong said both leaders promised to strengthen bilateral cooperation and added that President Hu has accepted Mr. Hun Sen's invitation to visit Cambodia. "(China) will continue to provide more aid, especially military aid, in particular the training of our troops. They will continue to help Cambodia to develop our national economy. His Excellency (Hu Jintao) has also accepted the invitation from Samdech Decho (Hun Sen) to come and visit Cambodia in the not too distant future", he said.
Mr. Hor Namhong added that China and Cambodia will also strengthen cooperation on combat against terrorism within the framework of regional and international as well as the UN efforts.
The Cambodian opposition parties cautiously welcome the Chinese aid. "It all depends on how the governement uses these aids, to effectively uses these aids with no conditions attached which will not be detrimental to our political and economic interests. This is what we will welcome. But if these aids push our country to fall into another genocidal regime like in the last few decades, then we have to be cautious", said Mr. Yim Sovan, spokesman of the Sam Rainsy Party.
Two way trades between China and Cambodia reached $900 million in 2009 and Chinese investors had invested more than $1 million, especially in the hydro-electric dam-building. Other than these, China had paid for the constructions of many roads and highways in Cambodia, said Mr. Hor Namhong.
The Chinese military aid comes at a time when the U.S government cut its aid to Cambodia in protest against the reptriataion of the Uighurs from Cambodia to China at the end of 2009.
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