Khmer Times/Ven Rathavong Thursday, 22 September 2016
Japan wants Cambodia to resolve its own problems and does not support any country interfering in the Kingdom’s affairs, according to an official.
The discussion was held on Monday during a meeting between Keo Remy, head of the government’s Cambodian Human Rights Committee (CHRC), and Tetsuji Miyamoto, director of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ First Southeast Asia Division.
Mr. Remy told reporters after the meeting that Japanese officials agreed that the human rights situation in Cambodia was better than some countries after listening to his view of the current political situation.
He added that Japan wants the Kingdom to resolve its own problems, saying they would not interfere in Cambodia’s affairs or the court system. Japan also wanted other countries to stop meddling in the Kingdom, according Mr. Remy.
The CHRC head added that he asked Japan to give Cambodia justice with some countries recently criticizing the Kingdom’s human rights record.
“The accusations from outside Cambodia do not reflect [the real situation], and I asked Japan to provide justice for Cambodia,” he said, adding that human rights were not the same for each country.
Mr. Remy also told Japan that Cambodia is a multi-party democracy.
“He [Mr. Miyamoto] agreed that democracy and human rights of all countries are not the same, and they depend on the context of each country,” Mr. Remy said. “He said that he does not support the opposition party which called on other countries to put pressure on the government.”
Mr. Remy added that the reason Japan joined with 38 other nations and the UN to criticize the government’s recent actions towards the opposition party and human rights officials was because they had worried about the deteriorating political situation.
He pointed out that Japan would grant $1.12 million to the international side of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia this year.
Japan wants Cambodia to resolve its own problems and does not support any country interfering in the Kingdom’s affairs, according to an official.
The discussion was held on Monday during a meeting between Keo Remy, head of the government’s Cambodian Human Rights Committee (CHRC), and Tetsuji Miyamoto, director of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ First Southeast Asia Division.
Mr. Remy told reporters after the meeting that Japanese officials agreed that the human rights situation in Cambodia was better than some countries after listening to his view of the current political situation.
He added that Japan wants the Kingdom to resolve its own problems, saying they would not interfere in Cambodia’s affairs or the court system. Japan also wanted other countries to stop meddling in the Kingdom, according Mr. Remy.
The CHRC head added that he asked Japan to give Cambodia justice with some countries recently criticizing the Kingdom’s human rights record.
“The accusations from outside Cambodia do not reflect [the real situation], and I asked Japan to provide justice for Cambodia,” he said, adding that human rights were not the same for each country.
Mr. Remy also told Japan that Cambodia is a multi-party democracy.
“He [Mr. Miyamoto] agreed that democracy and human rights of all countries are not the same, and they depend on the context of each country,” Mr. Remy said. “He said that he does not support the opposition party which called on other countries to put pressure on the government.”
Mr. Remy added that the reason Japan joined with 38 other nations and the UN to criticize the government’s recent actions towards the opposition party and human rights officials was because they had worried about the deteriorating political situation.
He pointed out that Japan would grant $1.12 million to the international side of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia this year.
