Cambodian
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hor Namhong (R) shakes hands
with visiting Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop in
Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Feb. 22, 2014. Hor Namhong said Saturday that
there is no political impasse in Cambodia despite the ongoing
post-election dispute between the ruling and opposition parties. (Xinhua/Sovannara)
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PHNOM
PENH, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen asked
Australia on Saturday to help the country with electoral reform.
The
premier made the request when he met with visiting Australian Minister
for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh, the
capital of Cambodia, Foreign Minister Hor Namhong told a joint press
conference after meeting with Bishop.
"The Prime Minister requested Australia to send experts to help electoral reform in Cambodia," he said.
Bishop accepted the proposal, saying that Australia stood ready to consider assisting Cambodia in this task.
Hun
Sen's ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) and Sam Rainsy' s
opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) have been locked in a
dispute over the July 2013 election results which showed that the CPP
won 68 parliamentary seats and the CNRP got the rest 55 seats.
Claiming
serious irregularities in the poll, the CNRP has refused to accept the
outcome, boycotted parliament and staged violent protest to push for
step-down of Hun Sen and reelection.
On
Feb. 18, the CPP and the CNRP reached an agreement to form a joint
committee for an electoral reform aimed at free and fair elections in
the future.
Bishop
said the agreement was a positive step towards resolving political
dispute in Cambodia and encouraged the two parties to continue dialogue
for a peaceful solution.
Hor
Namhong said there is no political impasse in Cambodia despite ongoing
post-election dispute between the ruling and opposition parties.
"I
would like to stress that there is no political deadlock in Cambodia,"
he said. "All the state's institutions are functioning normally."
He
said all actions taken by the government of Cambodia in the past, at
the present and in the future would be in accordance with the
constitution and laws of Cambodia.
He
added that the CNRP should join the National Assembly to discuss their
demand for an electoral reform instead of taking to the street.
Bishop
arrived here on Friday for a three-day visit to further promote
bilateral ties and cooperation between Australia and Cambodia.
1 comment:
That is just a communist theater. Before the Hun Sen's clique said they can all for election and need not the foreign advisers for election. And now te CPP appeal for help election? First Japan and now Austrlia? Why not USA and EU? Their goal is the only one and is say like this, in order to complete their illegal regime at the present ONLY because they run short the money for their regime. All of this is just only trick with the western countries ONLY, nothing more.
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