30 July 2012
Letter to Bangkok Post
By Madam You Ay,
Cambodia ambassador to Thailand
I wish to clear up some points of misperception
written by Thitinan Pongsudhirak in the opinion section of the Bangkok
Post on July 27 entitled "Asean rifts widen as China, US rivalry grows".
First, those who said the Peace Palace was ''funded and adorned by Chinese arts'' are simply ignorant people.
The building's construction was fully funded with the national budget
of Cambodia and its internal adornments reflect quintessential Khmer
ancient art forms.
The building was designed and built by young Cambodian architects and
engineers. China provided assistance only for the construction of the
adjacent building and not the Peace Palace.
The Ministry of Economy and Finance of Cambodia has all the documents on the expenditure for the Peace Palace's construction.
Second, the assertion that China has become an ''open patron state of
Phnom Penh'' with more than US$10 billion (310 billion baht) in aid and
investment is purely insulting.
If that is the case, does the author consider China as the open
patron of many other states in Asean and elsewhere when these countries
have received many more billions of dollars of aid and investment than
Cambodia from China?
Third, the allegation that Cambodia ''shared the draft version of the
joint statement with the Chinese, who then vetoed it'' is extremely
disparaging and slanderous. Those who make such scathing remarks against
Cambodia have no other intention than to defame Cambodia's credibility.
When and where did Mr Thitinan obtain this information, or did he
copy it blindly from one other journalist without credible facts to
substantiate their allegations? Or is it a deliberate smear campaign
against Cambodia?
Fourth, as to the assertion that the community objectives of 2015 can
neither be taken at face value nor for granted, we believe that no one
in Asean has ever taken for granted the noble objectives of achieving
the Asean Community in 2015.
As a matter of fact, the lack of consensus on the bilateral issue of
the South China Sea is only a temporary hiccup, as much as there were
many other hiccups in the past, and yet Asean has prevailed.
Already the issuance of Asean's Six-Point Principles on the South China Sea is a step forward toward an eventual resolution.
Last, one must ask why two Asean member states opposed the 45th AMM
Joint Communique if their bilateral issues were not included? But a week
later, they accepted the Six-Point Principles.
During several restricted meetings, Cambodia proposed exactly the same substantive elements.
Cambodia's proposal has been categorically rejected by the two Asean
member states which have bilateral territorial disputes in the South
China Sea.
The answer is clear: these two Asean countries had their own hidden
plan to sabotage the AMM and made the JC a hostage of their bilateral
disputes.
MADAM YOU AY
Ambassador of the Kingdom of Cambodia
Ambassador of the Kingdom of Cambodia
5 comments:
Oh! Come on Madam Yuon Ay, get over it will you? Keep on picking an old wound will end up bleeding,you should know that.
She reacts to every little criticism. She has done more damages to Cambodia by reacting to every piece critical of Cambodia. Her language is gangster-like, she should be very diplomatic to make people feel sympathetic with her or Cambodia. She must go back to School of Diplomacy.
Let it go Yu Ay.
Stop be a cried baby! You're an ambassador,stop kissing Hun cen's ass lady.Just do your job,don't worry about who says what about Srok Khmer.Its freedom of speech or freedom of press.....
So are you!!! get a real job! Cry baby...
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