PHNOM PENH, October 17 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia is expected to welcome the visit of theincumbent President of the United States for the first time in history next year when the countrychairs ASEAN, officials said.
Speaking to reporters after meeting with Cambodia's Deputy Prime Minister Hor Namhong,minister of foreign affairs, on Monday, visiting Ambassador of the United States to ASEANDavid Carden said the U.S. congratulated Cambodia for hosting the ASEAN next year andsaid the U.S. was ready to assist Cambodia to chair the ASEAN successfully.
"The U.S. fully supports ASEAN to establish an ASEAN community by 2015," he said. "Ourpresident will be given the opportunity to attend the ASEAN-U.S. Summit and relatedmeetinghahas here next year."
Koy Kuong, the spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said the ASEAN-U.S. Summit willbe held in late November, 2012 in Phnom Penh, and the U.S. presidential election will be heldin early November 2012, so, probably, the incumbent U.S. President Barack Obama will takepart in the summit as the new elected U.S. President in the next year's election will take office in December.
During the meeting, Hor Namhong asked the U.S. to accelerate its assistance to LowerMekong countries including Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam and Laos under the framework ofthe Lower Mekong- U.S. cooperation on the sectors of environment, education, health andinfrastructure.
"The U.S. plays a key role to help the four lower Mekong countries to develop connectivity. It isa part of ASEAN connectivity, " he said.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) groups Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia,Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
David Carden arrived here on Sunday for a four-day visit. During the stay, he will meetCambodia's ministers of education, environment, and commerce, and also pay a courtesy callon the Prime Minister Hun Sen.
I don't think lao leadership can establish a good relationship with the USA - too much pride and too much grudges from the past that they cannot let go. Obama already knows what he will get to hear if he decided to go to Laos - an earful of complaints and badmouthing about the US roles in Laos from several decades ago. Vietnam has a forward looking policy and so does Cambodia. Both countries were also involved in that same war like Laos but thire policy making teams see no point in holding those grudges against the US any longer.
I don't think lao leadership can establish a good relationship with the USA - too much pride and too much grudges from the past that they cannot let go. Obama already knows what he will get to hear if he decided to go to Laos - an earful of complaints and badmouthing about the US roles in Laos from several decades ago. Vietnam has a forward looking policy and so does Cambodia. Both countries were also involved in that same war like Laos but thire policy making teams see no point in holding those grudges against the US any longer.
PHNOM PENH, October 17 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia is expected to welcome the visit of theincumbent President of the United States for the first time in history next year when the countrychairs ASEAN, officials said.
Speaking to reporters after meeting with Cambodia's Deputy Prime Minister Hor Namhong,minister of foreign affairs, on Monday, visiting Ambassador of the United States to ASEANDavid Carden said the U.S. congratulated Cambodia for hosting the ASEAN next year andsaid the U.S. was ready to assist Cambodia to chair the ASEAN successfully.
"The U.S. fully supports ASEAN to establish an ASEAN community by 2015," he said. "Ourpresident will be given the opportunity to attend the ASEAN-U.S. Summit and relatedmeetinghahas here next year."
Koy Kuong, the spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said the ASEAN-U.S. Summit willbe held in late November, 2012 in Phnom Penh, and the U.S. presidential election will be heldin early November 2012, so, probably, the incumbent U.S. President Barack Obama will takepart in the summit as the new elected U.S. President in the next year's election will take office in December.
During the meeting, Hor Namhong asked the U.S. to accelerate its assistance to LowerMekong countries including Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam and Laos under the framework ofthe Lower Mekong- U.S. cooperation on the sectors of environment, education, health andinfrastructure.
"The U.S. plays a key role to help the four lower Mekong countries to develop connectivity. It isa part of ASEAN connectivity, " he said.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) groups Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia,Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
David Carden arrived here on Sunday for a four-day visit. During the stay, he will meetCambodia's ministers of education, environment, and commerce, and also pay a courtesy callon the Prime Minister Hun Sen.
WITH MORE THAN 2.8 MIO TONNS OF BOMBED DROPPED IN OUR TINY BEAUTIFUL LAOS, MR PRESIDENT OF UNITED OF AMERICA JUST GRIN AND WALK PAST!!! THANK Q. MR PRESIDENT!
The reason Obama comes to Cambodia because Cambodia is THE CHAIR MAN of ASEAN meeting, otherwise Obama won't come to Cambodia, look at Australia how many time Obama already cancelled his visit to Australia. Also unlikely Obama will visit any country if he is not invited.
Dai 10 dollar ka ow, anyway according to BBC the construction of Xayaburi hydro-dam, still continues. According to Voice of America, Usa opposed the construction of Xayaburi dam. Conservationists agaisnted this project, but Cambodia and Viet Prime Ministers raised concern, raised concern is quite different with Opposed. So this is clearer picture and not PAW KAO....
