The U.S. Embassy will host an academic symposium on the past, present
and future of the U.S.-Cambodian relationship at Chaktomuk Hall in Phnom
Penh on July 21-22. 2010.
HERE ARE THE FACTS :
CAMBODIA AS OF TODAY REMAINS OCCUPIED BY VIETNAM.
ALTHOUGH VIETNAM HAS AN EMBASSY IN CAMBODIA,IT'S a defacto VIETNAMESE COLONY
IN VIOLATION OF THE 10 UN RESOLUTIONS 1979-1988.
US
PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN INSISTS ON CAMBODIA INDPENDENCE. 1988
On April 28, 1984, Deng Xiaoping,
Chairman of the Advisory Committee of the Central Committee of the
Communist Party of China, meets U.S. President Ronald Reagan in the
Great Hall of the People in Beijing. (Photo: fmprc.gov.cn)
Photo
Gallery>>>
President Reagan's address to the 43d Session of the United
Nations General Assembly in New York, New York . September 26, 1988.
"Mr.
Secretary-General, there are new hopes for Cambodia, a nation whose
freedom and independence we seek just as avidly as we sought the freedom
and independence of Afghanistan. We urge the rapid removal of all
Vietnamese troops ...."
"Prime Minister Pham Van Dong
called on me and, in the presence of Premier Chou En-lai,
swore in the name of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam that the latter
would always respect the land frontiers as well as all islands
belonging to the "Kingdom of Cambodia" March 1970 by Sihanouk . Wilfred
Burchett book "The China Cambodia Vietnam triangle " P-176-177
UN Passes Strong
Resolution on Cambodia Human Rights Abuses
Feb.
27, 1982 : UN Commission on Human Rights meeting in Geneva adopted a resolution
condemning Vietnam’s occupation of Cambodia as a
violation of Cambodian human rights. The vote was 28 in favor, 8 against, and
5 abstentions.
5.
Oct. 21, 1986 The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution A/RES/41/6,
by vote of 116-21 with 13 abstentions, calling for a
withdrawal of Vietnamese forces from Cambodia.
As
of today,Cambodia is still occupied by the Vietnamese troops despite
the call from the US president to Vietnam to cease her occupation of
Cambodia since 1988.
Cambodia needs Independence from Vietnam
and the Vietnamese invaders.
Vietnam must cease her occupation of
Cambodia at once.
BURY
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AKP/05
Leading Scholars and Former Ambassadors to Gather for 60th Anniversary Symposium
Phnom Penh, July 19, 2010 AKP --
The U.S. Embassy will host an academic symposium on the past, present and
future of the U.S.-Cambodian relationship at Chaktomuk Hall in Phnom Penh on
July 21-22.
This historic symposium, an unprecedented gathering of leading international
scholars and former U.S. and Cambodian ambassadors, is being held as part of
celebrations this week to mark the 60th anniversary of the establishment of
diplomatic ties between the two countries, said a press release of the U.S.
Embassy in Phnom Penh dated today.
Speakers will include historians David Chandler and Kenton Clymer; linguist
Franklin Huffman; former U.S. Ambassadors to Cambodia Kent Wiedemann, Charles
Ray and Joseph Mussomeli; former Cambodian Ambassador to the United States H.E.
Ek Sereywath; and H.R.H. Samdech Norodom Sirivudh, member of the Constitutional
Council of Cambodia, it pointed out.
U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia Carol A. Rodley and Deputy Prime Minister Sok An
will provide opening remarks at the event.
The symposium will feature panel discussions and Q&A sessions. In addition to
providing an historical overview of the 60-year relationship, the event will
include sessions on the role of the United States in the democratic development
and reconstruction of post-UNTAC Cambodia, and educational and cultural
exchanges between the two countries. Additional information on specific
sessions is available on the U.S. Embassy’s website at cambodia.usembassy.gov.
This event is one of many being held throughout the week to commemorate the
60th anniversary of U.S.-Cambodian diplomatic relations. The events are
designed to highlight the shared history between the United States and Cambodia
and the many ways in which the two countries are working together.
The symposium will take place on July 21 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and on
July 22 from 8:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., said the press release, stressing that
members of the public interested in attending the event can register with Mr.
Bun Sambath at bu...@state.gov. --AKP
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