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In this photo released by Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service in Tokyo, North Koreans visit the statue of President Kim Il Sung on Mansu Hill in Pyongyang, North Korea, to pay respects to the late founder of their country during the the Lunar New Year celebrations
Chun Sakada, VOA Khmer | Phnom Penh Tuesday, 29 March 2011
A North Korean delegation of military officials are meeting with their Cambodian counterparts in Phnom Penh this week, officials said Tuesday.
In this photo released by Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service in Tokyo, North Koreans visit the statue of President Kim Il Sung on Mansu Hill in Pyongyang, North Korea, to pay respects to the late founder of their country during the the Lunar New Year celebrations
Chun Sakada, VOA Khmer | Phnom Penh Tuesday, 29 March 2011
A North Korean delegation of military officials are meeting with their Cambodian counterparts in Phnom Penh this week, officials said Tuesday.
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Pak Jae-gyong, vice minister of North Korea’s armed forces, led nine other senior officials in meetings with defense officials, the prime minister, the king and others, said Chhum Socheath, a spokesman for the Ministry of Defense.
This is only the second such high military delegation from North Korea since 1995, he said.
“Importantly, he came to visit Cambodia to strengthen friendly relations and cooperation between the two countries,” he said. “His visit aims to share views and experiences in the national defense sector.”
The delegation visited engineering schools of the Cambodian military, but made no pledges of aid, he said.
Chheang Vannarith, executive director of the Cambodian Institute for Cooperation and Peace, called the visit of little major interest except to strengthen diplomatic relations between the two countries.
“I think for Cambodia’s national defense, we might not look at the interest from North Korea, because North Korea in international opinion and understanding is [viewed] more negative,” he said.
Lao Monghay, a former researcher for the Asian Human Rights Commission, said Cambodia should engage with many countries, including North Korea, to keep the singular influence of any one country limited.
North Korean senior military delegation firstly visited Cambodia in 1995 and this visit is secondly since 1995.
6 comments:
there's a purpose behind this visit it come in a such time coincidence or not we're talking bolts and nuts here and lot of them .
watch out invader the battle ground will become powerful bombs testing ground.
it will be prosper business for coffin maker in thailand because widows maker is on the way.
the reliable source from cambodia army (north korea come to see what kind of weapon cambodia need) they not just come a long way for chit chat as an old friend when friend was intimidated by bigger neighbors you feel hurt you get the idea 50 Taep'o-dong-2B is on the way they not come to cambodia talking about money they come to give arsenals for cambodia to defend against the invader.
They might want to sell weapon and beging for rice at the same time.
at least they got no ill-intention what ever their agenda is good will one keep our finger cross.
Cambodia can buy alot of good weapons from North Korea to strengthen our troops...North Korea got alot of good modern long range artillery, Tanks, high tech missile! Cambodia do need strong defense...
American&South Korea don't dare to touch North Korea .
They got a lot of powerful bombs as insurances.
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