1.
Politics/Human Rights
CPP,
CNRP Reach an Agreement on the Two Points
The representative of
Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) and Cambodian National Rescue Party (CNRP)
discussed the establishment of an independent committee to investigate the
irregularities before the election. The meeting between the two parties was
held on 9 August 2013 with the presences of CNRP representatives including Mr.
Son Chhay, Mr. Koy Bunroeun and Mr. Yem Punharith and CPP representative
including Mr. Cheam Yeap, Mr. Prum Sokha, and Mr. Ouk Kim Han. The two
parties finally decided to examine the possibility of choosing non-government
organizations (NGO) to work with a technical group, representatives of the
United Nations, national and international organizations will also be present
to observe the process. In the meeting, the two agreements have been reached.
1. The meeting between the two parties still be proceed and lead by the
National Election Committee (NEC). 2. CNRP had been pushing for a
joint investigation brokered by the UN since the election, a move the NEC
insisted it could not agree to, because it would be illegal to have foreign
involvement, said Mr. Cheam Yeap, representative of CPP. (Rasmei Kampuchea, 10
August 2013)
CNRP
Refuses Again Not to Form a Joint Committee with the NEC
Cambodian National Rescue
Party (CNRP) refused to send its representative in order to form a joint
committee with Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) and the National Election
Committee (NEC), which hard to solve the remaining issues from the election.
Until 10 August, CNRP hasn’t responded to the request of NEC for establishing
the special committee so as to check the irregularities during the election,
while CPP already agreed with this request, said Mr. Tep Nytha, Secretary
General of the NEC. “It doesn’t mean we are late to send, but we don’t want to
do so”, said Mr. Yim Sovan, spokesman for CNRP. (Rasmei Kampuchea, 11-12 August
2013)
2.
Diplomatic Issue
3.
Economy/Development
4.
Korea’s interest in Cambodia
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