New US ambassador to Cambodia W Patrick Murphy said he will “advocate for reconciliation, adherence to the principles enshrined in the Cambodian Constitution and efforts to protect the country’s sovereignty”. Senior Ministry of National Defence official and a government spokesman applauded US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s positive response to Cambodia’s denial of a Chinese Navy base on its territory.
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The EU “had never envisaged to put trade sanction on Cambodia and other countries in Asia alike”, the bloc’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini said last week.
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The Cambodia Human Rights Committee addressed concerns raised by a visiting Japanese official, including the dissolution of former opposition CNRP, the arrest of its former president Kem Sokha, alleged restrictions on civil society and the murder of political analyst Kem Ley.
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Prime Minister Hun Sen and Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena met at the Peace Palace to discuss bilateral relations between the two countries and witness the signing of two agreements.
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An intense diplomatic effort is under way to overturn "seriously disturbing" plans for a new Chinese military base after the Australian government concluded that it does not believe public denials of the deal by Beijing and Cambodia.http://bit.ly/2M9hTwG;
