US Secretary of Defense bound for Cambodia
Tuesday, 06 November 2012
Vong Sokheng
The Phnom Penh Post
In Cambodia, [US] military aid spending almost tripled this year to $18.2 million.
US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta will be paying a visit to Cambodia next week, in a meeting set to coincide with a two-day ASEAN defence ministers summit, a Cambodian official said yesterday.
US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta will be paying a visit to Cambodia next week, in a meeting set to coincide with a two-day ASEAN defence ministers summit, a Cambodian official said yesterday.
“It will be the first time that Leon Panetta visits Cambodia to boost
bilateral ties in military and security,” said Nem Sowath, director
general of the Defence Ministry’s policy and foreign affairs department.
Expected to be discussed during the November 16 meeting, said Sowath,
are the bolstering of military ties and “co-operation in military human
resources development”.
The US has come under fire for its military assistance to Cambodia,
which critics have argued has sometimes come with insufficient vetting
of human rights violations.
As American foreign policy increasingly focuses on countering China’s
influence in Asia, the US has ramped up military aid to the region.
In Cambodia, military aid spending almost tripled this year to $18.2 million.
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United States Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta to visit Cambodia on November 16
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United States Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta to visit Cambodia on November 16
November 6, 2012 by AHN
Fourth Estate Cooperative Staff
Pentagon, United States (4E) – With the aim to strengthen bilateral
and military relations with Cambodia, United States Secretary of Defense
Leon Panetta is to make a one-day visit to the Southeast Asian later
this month.
This is his first visit to Cambodia as defense secretary. Penetta is
expected to discuss cooperation between the defense sectors of both the
countries during November 16 visit.
The U.S. defense secretary will also talk about military human
resources development as well as remains of U.S. soldiers, who have been
missing since war-time.
Panetta will meet Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense
Minister Tea Banh in Siem Reap province, Director General of Cambodian
Defense Ministry’s Policy and Foreign Affairs Department Lt. Gen. Nem
Sowath said. Cambodia is also hosting ASEAN Defense Ministers Retreat in
Siem Reap province from Nov. 15-17 – an event, which will coincide with
Panetta’s visit.
6 comments:
I'm with the US and I said let's got get 'em for the god sake poor peoples of Cambodia. These poor people deserve equal education and freedom. From Sihanouk to Pol Pot and now Hun Sen.
Let's get 'em all over with for the god sake of all Khmer.
The US isnt going to do anything if anything, the US will support Hun Sen and CPP as long as they are in power and continue to be in power.
Don't worry fellow khmers people Obama has been re-elected as a second term president of United states of America,Cpp Hun sen govt will be history and Cpp Hun sen govt should be worried about is corruption and abused powers and abusing hunman rights,Obama administration will gets you Cpp corrupted's thugs if your govt keep on abusing your own helpless citizens.
Kmenhwatt
Just a bad dream for some.
Don't think, the USA will do the same idiot coup again with Cambodia. The today US President and their people felt very sorry for what happened during the year 1970 under the leadership of the Republican. The US Military destroyed our country was just stupid way, because the US only had this choice or reason to move out their military of Vietnam.
But the US people and the today president are now try to help to implement a better democracy in Cambodia on different actions (by updating the education, infrastructure, military & police forces, social and cultural supports) and not by forces.
Please those crazy Cambodians. stop the CULTURE of Dependincy on foreigners.It's normal that the Foreign countries including the US and China,act their interests first.It's very natural.
I don't like Hun Sen. But Cambodian ppeople must work by themselve FIRST.
In the international context the Great powers are working for their Countries and for the Countries who share their interests and not always their values...
Everything can change.
To Khmerization,
Don't use the past to predict the future.
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